Who is Roy Halladay

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Roy Halladay: Ace of the Toronto Blue Jays

Roy Halladay was born on Saturday, May 14, 1977, in Denver, Colorado. Halladay was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1998, with the Toronto Blue Jays. He now is the ace of Toronto's starting pitching staff.

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"He lays it on the line, man," Gibbons said of Halladay. "He bleeds. That's why he's the best."

Roy Halladay Goes The Distance

He likes to finish what he starts

Complete games are something that is very rare in Major League Baseball these days but Roy Halladay is an exception. He is a rare commodity for a baseball team. He is one pitcher that like to complete what he starts. Here are his complete games for the 2008 season.

April 12th against Texas, Blue Jays won 4-1.
April 17th against Texas, Blue Jays lost 4-1.
April 23rd against Tampa Bay, Blue Jays lost 5-3.
April 29th against Boston, Blue Jays lost 1-0.
May 23rd against Kansas City, Blue Jays won 7-1.
June 30th against Seattle, Blue Jays won 2-0.
July 11th against New York Yankees, Blue Jays won 5-0.
August 16 against Boston, Blue Jays won 4-1.
September 25 against New York Yankees, Blue Jays won 8-2.

Going The Distance

CAKE - The Distance (Official Music Video)

Read the info BEFORE you ask, "What's the instrument at 2:16?" CAKE's OFFICIAL music video for "The Distance", off their 1996 album, Fashion Nugget. Official CAKE website: http://cakemusic.com/ Official CAKE MySpace: http://myspace.com/cake More CAKE Goodness: http://www.youtube.com/group/CAKEPOLL Credit goes to sgtrlee for this video. Wherever you are man, I appreciate all the videos you had on Stage6. This one's for you (and from you). Q: What's the instrument at 2:16? A: That instrument is a melodica. To be more specific, it's a compact green HM-900 Soprano Hohner Melodica: http://www.hohnerusa.com/index.php?344 Find out more about this fascinating wind instrument here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodica

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Roy Halladay Career Highlights

4-time MLB All-Star
2003 American League Cy Young Award Winner
2 time AL player of the week
3 time AL pitcher of the month
Toronto Blue Jays Career Leader in Won-Loss percentage

Roy Halladay Make Another All-Star Appearance

Roy Halladay makes another appearance in the All-Star game. This was his 5th trip to the mid-summer classic. This year Halladay was the lone all-star representative for Toronto and represented them well by pitching a scoreless inning in the game. Halladay got some defensive help when he gave up at hit but the runner was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.

Roy Halladay Delivers a Pitch

Roy Halladay at a Glance

Harry Leroy Halladay III (born May 14, 1977), usually referred to as Roy or his nickname "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Coined by former Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, his nickname is a reference to the famous Arizona gunslinger "Doc" Holliday. He was the Blue Jays' first draft selection, and 17th overall pick in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft and has played for the team since 1998. Many official and unofficial sources, including mlb.com, blogs on mlb.com, and sportscast like Rogers Sportsnet stated that Roy Halladay is "the best pitcher in baseball".

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Toronto drafted a gem with Halladay and they would be fools to let him slip away.

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He'd be much better if he played for the Tigers. ;)

Posted May 03, 2008

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