There's Only One Roy Halladay

My Fellow Phans,

So I resigned from commenting on the first two games in Frisco. This was due to the fact that there wasn’t much positive to discuss and I wanted to try to be more positive in my postings since, as you all know, there was a lot of negative criticism on this blog post this season.

So, now that there is something positive to discuss, I will give a post here.

Roy Halladay proved last night yet again why is he an ace, gamer, star, or whatever other term you would define this extraordinary man as. 

Last night, the Phillies faced elimination in the NLCS trailing the Giants 3-1 in the series. To keep their season alive, they threw Roy Halladay on the mound against little Timmy Lincecum for the Giants. Doc struggled through a first inning, but then again, many star pitchers struggle in the first inning of base games. 

After the Phillies went down feebly in the 2^nd, Halladay came out to pitch and it was during this inning that he mildly strained his groin. The strain prohibited the use of Halladay’s sinker as effectively as he would like and caused his velocity during the game to take a hit. The question became, would the Phillies pull their superhero starter out early in this one? In the words of Charlie Manuel, “He wasn't going to let us take him out." Halladay had waited many long years for this moment and he was not going to let it slip away. 

Halladay didn’t leave the game until the 7^th producing 6 strong innings of 2 run ball for the Phillies and left with a 3-2 lead. The Phillies pen did the rest. The combo of Jose Contreras, J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson (who may have thrown the best inning of his career), and Brad Lidge closed the door to seal the victory for the Phillies and send them back to Philadelphia for a game Saturday night. 

Jayson Werth added some well needed insurance in the 9^th inning with an opposite field homer as the Phillies won 4-2. 

It is hard to describe Roy Halladay at the point with anything that hasn’t been said numerous times before: ace, warrior, work horse, gamer ect. I don’t think there is much else to say besides that. Roy Halladay is all those things and so much more. 

I think Raul Ibanez put it best: “"He's just such a warrior," said Ibanez. “I know people use that word about a lot of guys, but it's like there's only one Roy Halladay.”

He is absolutely right. There is only one Roy Halladay. 

See you Saturday. 

Until we meet again Phillies fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!