Roy "Doc" Halladay Retiring (As a Blue Jay)

[Jaypers]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS
Halladay and Blue Jays will announce a 1-day contract at press conference so he retires as a jay

 

[steve-a-reno]

Wow, that ended pretty fast. So long Doc. One of my favorites...

 

[Brewer Andy]

Wow. Did not see that coming. Takes a special man to see the bigger picture and go out without embarrassing yourself. Take some time off and he shouldn't have any shortage of job offers when he's ready to get out of the house. That playoff no hitter was one of those moments you don't forget as a sports fan

 

[MaineMule]

WOW!!! That's big news......sad that his career is over (as Steve indicated). He had a great run from 2002-2011 (plus/minus a year or two). Too bad he never won a championship.

 

[D-Lite]

Dominant for a good chunk of time, insane/memorable performances, the hardware. Love it when someone doesn't play out the string for the money.

Countdown to HOF worthiness thread.....

 

[weight333]

Wow, this comes as a complete shocker to me! He's had his struggles recently but didn't think he would hang it up yet. A dominant pitcher in his prime.

 

[hofvintagecollector]

Wow, this comes as a complete shocker to me! He's had his struggles recently but didn't think he would hang it up yet. A dominant pitcher in his prime.

His arm was completely dead, pretty sure his velocity was down in the low 80's

 

[markakis8]

See you in Cooperstown in 2019

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I'll miss him.

 

[scotty216brs]

Ah, Roy Halladay. One of the best pitchers I have had to pleasure to watch. Class act all the way, and I give him a ton of respect for signing the one-day contract so he can retire a Blue Jay.

Countdown to HOF worthiness thread.....

He is one player we don't need to make a HOF thread for. We all know the answer. I'd be surprised if anyone has a legit argument against his election.

 

[Jaypers]

He is one player we don't need to make a HOF thread for. We all know the answer. I'd be surprised if anyone has a legit argument against his election.

keithlaw &#8207 [MENTION=9119]Keith[/MENTION]law
Awfully short career. Probably not. “@wheeler_josh: [MENTION=9119]Keith[/MENTION]law Is Roy Halladay a HoFer?”

 

[olerud363]

He should be the next player inducted into the Blue Jays' Level of Excellence. He and Carlos Delgado were the best players the Jays have had since the early 90's.

- Rodrick

 

[PeteD]

You can't appreciate a player like Roy unless he plays for your team, which he did. I won't miss a player like i will Roy since Cal retired.

Just my 2 cents, but i think it's a shoulder issue instead of arm...maybe rotater cuff.

 

[scotty216brs]

keithlaw &#8207 @Keithlaw
Awfully short career. Probably not. “@wheeler_josh: @Keithlaw Is Roy Halladay a HoFer?”

Wow. That's a terrible argument. So had Roy pitched a few more injury plagued/sub-par seasons then he would be a HOFer? ~Makes sense.~

 

[D-Lite]

Wow. That's a terrible argument. So had Roy pitched a few more injury plagued/sub-par seasons then he would be a HOFer? ~Makes sense.~

Ah, but this gets to my point about the worthiness thread. He was Koufax-esque in how brightly he burned for a (relatively) short time period. HOF should be about peak more than longevity, although there's clearly arguments for both.

EDIT: Regarding Pedro Martinez, he had a 7-9 year stretch of pure and utter dominance, but otherwise should have ended his career 4 years earlier. His peak, though more even impressive, was a year or three shorter than Halladay's, though no one will question Pedro as first ballot. And both pitched the bulk of their peaks in the AL East!

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Doc Halladay: 390 GS, 2749 IP, 2117 K, 3.38 ERA, 203-105, 67 CG, 20 SO

Doc Gooden: 410 GS, 2800 IP, 2293 K, 3.51 ERA, 194-112, 68 CG, 24 SO

 

[D-Lite]

Doc Halladay: 390 GS, 2749 IP, 2117 K, 3.38 ERA, 203-105, 67 CG, 20 SO

Doc Gooden: 410 GS, 2800 IP, 2293 K, 3.51 ERA, 194-112, 68 CG, 24 SO

Gooden also took more hits than he gave up.

 

[markakis8]

Doc Halladay: 390 GS, 2749 IP, 2117 K, 3.38 ERA, 203-105, 67 CG, 20 SO

Doc Gooden: 410 GS, 2800 IP, 2293 K, 3.51 ERA, 194-112, 68 CG, 24 SO

I think it comes down this: Roy, for a good 10 years was one of the best, certainly most durable, pitchers in baseball to go along with all his accolades and accomplishments, while Dwight, was the best in the game for a good 3-4 year run, was pretty good for 2-3 years, then pissed his career away. Halladay's career was cut short due to injury, Dwight's was cut short cause he couldn't lay off the blow.

If Halladay doesn't get in first ballot, he'll get in 2nd for sure.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Nothing against him but hof?
If that's the case Pettitte is first ballot with a red carpet covered with roses thrown by ******** clad women.



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[marterburn]

Nothing against him but hof?
If that's the case Pettitte is first ballot with a red carpet covered with roses thrown by ******** clad women.



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Halladay -- 8x All-star, 2 Cy Youngs, Cy Young Top 5 x7
Pettitte -- 3x All Star, 0 Cy Youngs, Cy Young Top 5 x4