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
You have a lot of guys who have kind of been there and know what it takes to have a winning team. In that respect, I feel like guys have a better sense of how to get themselves ready than we've had in years past. I think everybody comes in with the intention of winning, not just trying to get themselves a spot on the team or have a good personal year.
Everybody did something. That's a big part of our team this year, everybody's going to carry the load.
Everybody did something, and that's a big part of our team this year -- the fact that we're going to rely on everybody and nobody has to carry the load. To be able to see that type of game the first time out, where everybody's doing something, everybody's involved, that really plays into what we need to do all year.
I think that is the biggest selling point for me, the city and the people in the organization. Also the steps they have taken, not only bring guys in but everybody they have brought in has been quality people. It's fun to be part of something like that.
In May, the sixth and seventh inning comes and you are familiar with it. You don't feel tired. It makes a big difference.
They've got a tough lineup. They make you work, regardless of what the score is. It just seems like they have long at-bats, somehow they get on base and it's one of those games where I was pitching out of a lot of jams.
After three weeks in a cast he was back running stairs and after 10 weeks he was back in a cast,
I had some time off to rest and haven't had any problems ever since then. It's kind of disappeared this winter so that's nice.
It was nice, especially for him. We're pretty similar and it was good to be able to tell him what we have here and to have a couple guys on a staff that you get along with well is nice. I was excited about it just to have a chance to be involved with that process.
It stopped a big inning. It kept us in striking distance and gave us a chance to pile up some runs.
It's been good clubhouse-wise and that always helps. Later on we'll get everyone in there in the same lineup and it will be fun.
It was nice to have that peace of mind. It's something I don't think we would have had done if (not for the insurance).
Anytime you do something different, a lot of attention gets put on it.
Any time we did any of those running exercises, it was obviously the toughest part for me. Simulated games later on got a little tough.