Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III, nicknamed "Doc", is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nickname, coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 May 1977
CityDenver, CO
CountryUnited States of America
When I first came up I was just pitching on talent alone,
We got to happy, but for us to get into it we got to find ways to win games like that. Finding a way to win it -- that's what is going to get us over the hump. That will make the difference.
Just in talking to (Burnett), he feels like he's in a better situation now as far as teammates and things like that and that makes it a lot easier. I think that's going to help him.
To continue going they way we are isn't going to help it.
Going home and just seeing what a mess youth baseball was was an eye-opener. I just want to make it a better game.
That stops the big inning right there. It kept a guy at first and allowed us to stay in striking distance against Santana.
For now, my biggest emphasis was on location, making sure they were quality pitches.
I don't think we accomplished what we set out to do this year,
I feel as good now as I have any other spring training,
I think the important thing now, getting closer to the pitch counts, it feels like I got something left. I felt I could have gone out and thrown another 20-25 pitches.
The last start of spring training, my (cut fastball) was okay. It just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I tried to work on making it cut more and do more. I think that set (the forearm) off ... trying to make it move a lot, cut a lot. I'm just going to back off and trust it a little bit more and not try and push that.
I've been fortunate with the changeup. I've been able to throw it for strikes.
The biggest thing I've learned is location.
The chance to be here for another five years is something I didn't want to pass up. I really appreciate the way things have been handled. I couldn't be more thrilled than to have the opportunity to be here an added three years. I just can't express how excited I am.