Roy Halladay Can Fire Joe Morgan
Dear Sunday Night Baseball,
Roy Halladay is unavailable. He isn't on the block. But thanks for saying he is "one of" the best. I know you were just trying to spare Johan's feelings (he is very sensitive), and you really wanted to say "Roy Halladay is the best." And he is the best because he won his 10th game yesterday, first one to get there this season. He would have been working on his 11th, had it not been for certain bullpen malfunctions on a fateful afternoon in Baltimore. But let's not focus on that. Let's focus on the fact that the Jays beat Zach "I'm sad because I'm not Doc" Greinke, ballooning his ERA to a big fat, juicy 1.55.
“No matter what I threw, it was just hammered. I’m not used to that. I don’t remember seeing anyone get hit that hard in a long time.” Yes, Zachary, it was alarming. Almost as alarming that Hocheaver was drafted before Evan Longoria and that the Jays beat Greinke and then lose to someone with an ERA over 10.
Lyle Overbay (he of the recent bombs) says Doc is all baserunners discuss. "Day in and day out, everybody that gets on first base says he's the best ... The Yankees, the Red Sox, they're like 'It's not fair.' I'm glad I'm on his side, not the other side."
Jason Sparks says Roy Halladay is without a doubt the best MLBer that America doesn't know exists. The guy would be a legit superstar if he wasn't in Toronto. Cito referred to Doc as "my man."
And then the man himself says this:
"It's the best run support I've had, that's for sure, and that makes a huge difference ... There were games early on where I didn't necessarily pitch great and we scored enough runs. It makes a huge difference and lets you get into the swing of things."
The Rog Mahal turned 20. This guy talks about it. And it's a nice read.
My memories?
I remember going to this place when I was a kid and being completely overwhelmed. The lights, the sounds and the crazy energy that 50,000 people can create. My parents took my brother and I on a Friday night. People were loaded and rowdy, but it was fun. I was outraged that I wasn't on the Jumbotron and that they kept showing this blond chick. Men were barking. And then my mom explained to me the power that hot chicks have over drunk guys.
I remember standing near the field before an afternoon game, with a pen and a piece of paper. Joe Carter was standing 20 feet away from me. I was a little girl, he would've signed. But I was too shy to ask, so I just stood there until he walked away.
Roy Halladay is unavailable. He isn't on the block. But thanks for saying he is "one of" the best. I know you were just trying to spare Johan's feelings (he is very sensitive), and you really wanted to say "Roy Halladay is the best." And he is the best because he won his 10th game yesterday, first one to get there this season. He would have been working on his 11th, had it not been for certain bullpen malfunctions on a fateful afternoon in Baltimore. But let's not focus on that. Let's focus on the fact that the Jays beat Zach "I'm sad because I'm not Doc" Greinke, ballooning his ERA to a big fat, juicy 1.55.
“No matter what I threw, it was just hammered. I’m not used to that. I don’t remember seeing anyone get hit that hard in a long time.” Yes, Zachary, it was alarming. Almost as alarming that Hocheaver was drafted before Evan Longoria and that the Jays beat Greinke and then lose to someone with an ERA over 10.
Lyle Overbay (he of the recent bombs) says Doc is all baserunners discuss. "Day in and day out, everybody that gets on first base says he's the best ... The Yankees, the Red Sox, they're like 'It's not fair.' I'm glad I'm on his side, not the other side."
Jason Sparks says Roy Halladay is without a doubt the best MLBer that America doesn't know exists. The guy would be a legit superstar if he wasn't in Toronto. Cito referred to Doc as "my man."
And then the man himself says this:
"It's the best run support I've had, that's for sure, and that makes a huge difference ... There were games early on where I didn't necessarily pitch great and we scored enough runs. It makes a huge difference and lets you get into the swing of things."
The Rog Mahal turned 20. This guy talks about it. And it's a nice read.
My memories?
I remember going to this place when I was a kid and being completely overwhelmed. The lights, the sounds and the crazy energy that 50,000 people can create. My parents took my brother and I on a Friday night. People were loaded and rowdy, but it was fun. I was outraged that I wasn't on the Jumbotron and that they kept showing this blond chick. Men were barking. And then my mom explained to me the power that hot chicks have over drunk guys.
I remember standing near the field before an afternoon game, with a pen and a piece of paper. Joe Carter was standing 20 feet away from me. I was a little girl, he would've signed. But I was too shy to ask, so I just stood there until he walked away.
3 comments:
Rog Mahal. I like.
Words cannot convey how much I love The Man. (I think we've found the new nickname.) Sorry I didn't get to see his gem. This thing called work got in the way.
My own memories of the Rog Mahal start with attending the very first baseball game played there. I got the ticket after the game had started from a desperate scalper and ended up in the back row right behind home plate - the closest I've ever sat.
I also remember being there with my dad the day they clinched in 93. And then being part of the victory parade that went down Yonge St to the dome when we won it all.
I also remember attending a game sometime in 03. I hadn't gone since the strike but my brother convinced me I should come with his family. What was memorable about that game was that our pitcher carried a no-hitter into the 7th. That pitcher? Roy Halladay. And that day began to wipe out my bitterness about the strike and rekindle my love for baseball.
And there's been so many great memories the last couple years. Jesse Litsch's first start, some fabulous Doc outings, Burnett's last start, Doc vs AJ this year.
The best thing of all? No rainouts. You can plan on seeing baseball if you have a ticket. And for that, I'll always be grateful for the Rog Mahal.
So Jesse needs surgery...
What other team in the history of baseball loses 4/5ths of their very solid rotation from one year to the next, all starters replaced by rookies or bullpen guys, and actually improves on their record?
I know the season isn't over yet but seriously, even this far in it's gotta be an anomaly of some significance...
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