My Fellow Phans,
Add yet another notch to the belt for this magical season of Roy Halladay. If the 21 win season, regular season perfect game and post-season no hitter weren’t enough, MLB announced Tuesday that Roy “Doc” Halladay was the unanimous choice of the National League CY Young award.
But then again, was anybody surprised by this decision? “It's surprising,” Halladay said “There could have been a lot of cases made, strong cases… It's by far the most fun I've ever had playing this game, It was everything I hoped it would be.”
Of course Roy Halladay is going to be humble about this, but let’s face it ladies and gentleman, the man won 21 games, stuck out 219 batters and posted an ERA of 2.44. He also led the league in innings pitched (250 2/3), as well as shutouts (4) and complete games (9). Was there really any doubt? The fans of Philadelphia didn’t think so and neither did the voters. It was the first unanimous selection in the National League voting since Randy Johnson in 2002.
Halladay was followed by Adam Wainwright and Ubaldo Jimenez in the voting. Another pleasant surprise was that Roy Oswalt, acquired by the Phillies mid-season finished 6th in the voting.
So, I salute you, Roy Halladay. This season has been a magical year and it culminates with the highest honor that a pitcher can obtain for his efforts. Congrats, Roy “CY Young Halladay”, on all your accomplishments this season. You are an amazing man and an amazing pitcher. I look forward to watching you for many years to come.
Until we meet again Phillies fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies
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