The Ballad Goes Silent

Check this kid out. Pale, brace face right out of Denver. He had tough, testing times out of the gate, but pulled himself together and made magic.

Even when we were sad and we were in 3rd place (4th place), we at least had this kid as a trump card. "Yeah, we suck, but we got this guy. The guy is filthy. Suck it, AJ and Yankees (but mostly AJ), we have Doc. Eat shit and die Red Sox, we have the Stormin' Mormon. Don't bother arguing that that wasn't there, Kevin Youkilis, it was there. How do I know? Because Harry Leroy Halladay pitched it there. The ball goes where he wants it to, because the ball loves him."


Check the resume:

6-time MLB All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2005 (was supposed to start but was sidelined with a season-ending injury), 2006, 2008 and 2009 (American League starting pitcher).

American League Cy Young Award: 2003

The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year: 2003

Players Choice Awards (Most Outstanding Pitcher): 2003

2 time AL player of the week:

3 time AL pitcher of the month: May 2003, September 2003, April 2007.

Toronto Blue Jays Career Leader in Win–Loss percentage (.670)

From 2002-2008, Halladay has a .698 winning percentage, 113 wins, 9 shutouts, 37 complete games, and 7.14 innings per start, all of which are the best in the American League in that time frame.

"Roy Halladay against Pujols, best against the best. Halladay is as good as I've seen other than Pedro [Martinez] in his heyday. He's not 96-97 [mph], he's not overpowering, but he's got that cutter, that sinker. He hits his spots and he never makes a mistake. He'll throw that cutter in, then throws a sinker away on the black. It's not fair." -Aubrey Huff.

"He never throws a ball over the middle of the plate. He goes corner-to-corner as good as any pitcher in the game. I've said it before, he's probably the best starter in baseball."



"He is such a complete pitcher. I've seen him give up four runs to us, then he ends up going nine. He has so many pitches. If the cutter isn't working, he goes with the changeup. If the changeup isn't working, he goes with the breaking ball. If that's not working, he makes something up. I used to tell Petey [Pedro Martinez] that if I was a general manager, and Roy was a free agent, I'd go over to his house, I'd give him a contract, I'd tell him to fill in a number and I'll be happy." -Alex Cora


Philadelphia, you are getting not only one of the greatest pitchers to throw the ball, but a class act and a genuinely good man. Thanks Brandy and little Roylets for sharing him with us. Here, have some canned goods for the move.

The near no-hit Halladay pitched against the Yankees last September was the closest feeling to sports magic I have felt live. He was in complete control and the powerful Yankees looked pathetic.

He was a living legend for our team and it was an honour to watch Roy Halladay pitch every 5 days. Thanks, buddy.