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Roy Halladay News & Rumors

Halladay rescues boy from anaconda bite
December 31
CSN Philly
 
"In a story that surprises no one only because of the protagonist's identity, Roy Halladay recently helped rescue a boy from an anaconda attack in the Amazon. The story comes from hilarious fan blog, Zoo With Roy, by way of professional sport fisherman Skeet Reese. Reese embarked on a fishing trip to Brazil earlier in the month with Halladay, Cardinals righthander and Phillies nemesis, Chris Carpenter, and former closer B.J. Ryan. As the tale goes, Halladay and Reese found a local sitting naked next to a tree with a large anaconda bite on his… posterior. The anaconda wrapped around the motor of the boy's canoe, preventing him from fleeing. Halladay and Reese helped the local gather his"
Halladay unable to win it alone
October 8
Courier-Post
 
"The Phillies put together a pitching rotation for the ages. It couldn't overcome an offense that is aging. And that is how their season ends, a 1-0 loss to the Cardinals in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. It's a most ignominous of endings for a team that couldn't score one run for its ace. One run. And as the Phillies go into their offseason, this is the thing that needs fixing the most. You could look at any number of instances to show that this offense needs an overhaul, that the salad days from 2008 and 2009, when the Phillies could mash like no other team in the National League, are behind them. Instead, this is what the Phillies had on a night when Roy Halladay pitched"
In Game 5, friends face off on mound
October 7
Courier-Post
 
"A few days ago — before they were tabbed for a head-to-head matchup in a winner-take-all game in the National League Division Series — Roy Halladay invited his friend Chris Carpenter on an offseason fishing trip. The two have been close since their days in Toronto more than a decade ago, and while they spent many nights helping each other develop as pitchers, they've always had a rivalry when it comes to fishing. "It's a toss-up," Halladay said when pressed on which of the two was a more formidable angler. "I think I've been practicing more than he has lately.""
In one game, there's no certainty
October 7
Courier-Post
 
"This series was destined to go the full five games the minute Cliff Lee couldn't hold that four-run lead in Game 2 and the Phillies offense went into a three-game slumber. So here we are, back at Citizens Bank Park for the deciding Game 5 of the NLDS. The Phillies have their ultimate trump card in Roy Halladay pitching tonight, not to mention their sold-out, raucous crowd behind them. And yet, you can't help but notice this underlying sense of dread, that this team built on money and pitching and great expectations might somehow find a way to disappoint the masses."
Phils hope Doc holds trump card
October 6
Courier-Post
 
"Well, here we go, with a deciding Game 5 up next, and everything on the line. This is why the Phillies got Roy Halladay. He's supposed to make the difference in games like these. And really, there's no one the Phillies would rather have on the mound in Game 5 on Friday. It's not surprising that the Phillies are in this situation after their 5-3 loss in Game 4 of the NLDS on Wednesday. These five-game series are always tricky, especially against a team like the Cardinals, who had to play playoff-caliber baseball for more than a month just to reach the postseason."
Old pals Halladay and Carpenter relish competition
October 2
CSN Philly
 
"When the Phillies season ended much sooner than anticipated last year, Roy Halladay took off to Mexico for a long golf and fishing trip with one of his best friends in the game… The Cardinals' Chris Carpenter. Carpenter and Halladay go back to the minor leagues when they both were coming up through the Blue Jays system. That's not where the similarities end, either. Both pitchers are righthanded and had early struggles in their big league careers that resulted in a trip back to the minors. Better yet, both pitchers bonded over the book, The Mental ABC's of Pitching: A Handbook for Performance Enhancement, by the mental skills coach, Harvey Dorfman. Both Carpenter and Halladay figured out"
Halladay calls on experience
October 2
Courier-Post
 
"After hitting a three-run homer to send the Phillies toward their 11-6 win over St. Louis in the National League Division Series opener Saturday, Ryan Howard said he wasn't thinking about how he had failed to hit a home run or drive in a run during last year's playoffs. And the Phillies' first baseman wasn't worrying about striking out looking as he had when he made the final out in last season's National League Championship Series loss to San Francisco. "I left last year in the past," Howard said, sounding like the Phillies' philosopher. Roy Halladay couldn't forget the past, though. The Phillies' right-handed pitcher needed to call on it."
Lessons from old friend help Halladay, Phils take Game 1
October 2
CSN Philly
 
"Roy Halladay and 46,480 Phillies fans left Citizens Bank Park with smiles on their faces Saturday night. Somewhere, Harvey Dorfman was smiling, too. Dorfman was the famed sports psychologist/performance-enhancement specialist that helped Halladay transform himself from a near washout to arguably the best pitcher in baseball a decade ago. Dorfman died in February, but Halladay still lives and pitches by the lessons he learned from the master of mental sharpness. Halladay's performance in the Phillies' 11-6 win (see game breakdown) over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday night was a testament to all he learned from Dorfman. Don't worry about"
TWO OF A KIND: Halladay and Lee
October 1
Courier-Post
 columnist David Hale
"The legend of Cliff Lee took root in the hours leading up to Game 1 of the World Series in 2009. He'd left his hotel in New York with three hours to spare before he was scheduled to start against the Yankees, but the Manhattan traffic wasn't cooperative. His cab ride lasted an hour, and he'd barely moved. He jumped out of the taxi and onto a subway train, then another. He arrived unfazed at Yankee Stadium less than 90 minutes before first pitch. Never mind the frenetic commute or abridged build-up to the biggest game of his career. Lee took the mound hurled a six-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking none. "Knowing him and knowing how he thrives on the sense of urgency, I can see how it"
Despite Manuel's silence, Halladay to start Game 1
September 28
CSN Philly
 
"Phillies manager Charlie Manuel still won't say who his starting pitcher will be in Game 1 of the Division Series (time and opponent to be determined) on Saturday. But you can bet it will be Roy Halladay. "If you're a good baseball person you should be able to answer who it will be," Manuel said Tuesday. "You should be able to tell how we set up.""
Halladay not really sharp, likely loses shot at 20 wins
September 20
Courier-Post
 
"For three games, Roy Halladay watched Rafael Furcal work the count. Halladay studies film with rabid intensity, so he took special note of the St. Louis leadoff hitter's approach at the plate. So no one was more surprised than Halladay when Furcal swung at the first pitch of the game Monday, blasting a fastball into right field for a double. "We'll keep that in mind for next time," Halladay said. "If there is a next time." If there was any significance to take from Monday's 4-3 loss, it's that Halladay may well see Furcal and the Cardinals again. St. Louis took three of four at Citizens Bank Park - including two flat performances after the Phillies clinched the National League East — and"
Halladay, Howard lead Phils to fifth straight win
September 10
CSN Philly
 
"Chase Utley is home recovering from a concussion. Jimmy Rollins hasn't played in nearly three weeks because of a groin strain. Ryan Howard is playing on a painful ankle and Placido Polanco is only a few weeks back from a trip to the disabled list for a sports hernia. The Phillies can't afford to lose another infielder, but that's what almost happened in the middle of the sixth inning Friday night when Pete Orr, filling in for Utley at second base, was nearly run over by a speeding bratwurst in Milwaukee's famous Sausage Race. Orr was hurrying out of the dugout and on his way to his position for the bottom of the sixth when he was nearly pancaked by the Italian sausage. Death by chocolate"
Roy Halladay handcuffs Reds again
August 31
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"The Reds' meetings with the Philadelphia Phillies give them an idea of what they have to shoot for, what they should aspire to. Because, as they proved again Tuesday night, the Phillies are a whole lot better than the Reds. Starting pitcher Roy Halladay and two relievers shut out the Reds 9-0 on three hits before a crowd of 19,317 at Great American Ball Park. The Phillies hit four home runs – Ryan Howard (two), Hunter Pence and Raul Ibanez – to turn this into a rout. The Phillies are 5-1 against the Reds this season. The Phillies also pulled off a three-game sweep of the Reds in the last year's postseason. "Their lineup right now with Jimmy (Rollins) on the DL isn't quite as potent,""
Halladay shines in Phils' 18th shutout of season
August 31
CSN Philly
 
"In the end, all that handwringing about Roy Halladay getting too much rest proved to be much ado about nothing. Halladay was brilliant Tuesday night. He pitched seven shutout innings and chipped in with a three-run double as the Phillies rolled to a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Brad Lidge and Mike Schwimer completed the Phils' majors-best 18th shutout. After the game, Schwimer was optioned back to Triple A as the team cleared a roster spot for left-handed pinch-hitter John Bowker, who, according to sources, was acquired from Pittsburgh just 24 hours before the deadline for gaining postseason eligibility. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr.'s latest attempt to"
Halladay, Phils can't close deal
August 17
Courier-Post
 
"When it was over, after Roy Halladay had coughed up a lead, and given away one of his best starts of the season with a disastrous ninth inning, Hunter Pence refused to offer even the most mild of critiques.If a loss can be explained by Halladay's faults or the whims of the baseball gods, no doubt Pence will side with his teammate each time. "He's perfect," Pence said. "He's definitely perfect. We just didn't get the job done." Perfection is familiar ground for Halladay, however, and he understands that the margin of error is infinitely thin. So after Tuesday's eight innings of dominance were quickly swallowed up by two mistakes in the final frame, the blame, he said, was all on him "You"
Halladay, Phils rained out; D'backs next
August 15
Courier-Post
 
"Roy Halladay was throwing a baseball back and forth with teammate Kyle Kendrick in right field roughly two hours before he was slated to climb the mound at Citizens Bank Park for Sunday's series finale against the Washington Nationals. By that time, the game had been rained out, the two pitchers were solitary figures doing between-games work and Halladay's start had been moved to Tuesday, when the National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks arrive here for the start of a three-game set. Halladay's bid to become the National League's first 16-game winner must wait until then. If the season ended today, the Phillies and Diamondbacks would be National League Division Series opponents,"
Halladay, Phillies hold on for 5-3 victory
August 9
L.A. Daily News
 
"A three-run deficit is neither insurmountable nor improbable. But the Dodgers made it look impossible against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Roy Halladay pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up just one run in the Phillies' 5-3 victory in front of an announced crowd of 35,380 at Dodger Stadium. The Phillies improved to 35 games above .500 while the Dodgers fell 10 games under and sit near the bottom of the National League West standings. Just three years ago, the Dodgers were playing in the NLCS against the eventual World Series champions. Shane Victorino virtually sealed the deal when he connected on a 1-2 pitch in the ninth for his 12th home run of the season to give the Phillies a"
Halladay leads Phillies to sweep of Rockies after 8-6 win at Coors Field
August 4
Denver Post
 
"The Phillies are who the Rockies were supposed to be. When the alarms blare, their batters don't flinch, delivering clutch, two-strike hits. When a player makes an error, the pitcher throws him a life preserver with a key punchout. They punish mistakes and put innings to bed. The Rockies have become everything the Phillies are not, their inferiority to the National League's best team on display for all to see during Wednesday's 8-6, victory-completing sweep at Coors Field. "It's easy to see the differences between us. Each guy on their team has a role and does it well," Rockies' shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said. "We have some pieces, but obviously not the complete package. It's hard watching"
Halladay not great, but Phils still win
August 4
Courier-Post
 
"There was a point in the sixth inning Wednesday when Carlos Ruiz set up inside and called for a sinker. Roy Halladay nodded, but the truth was, he wasn't sure where the pitch was going. Instead of pounding Rockies second baseman Mark Ellis inside, the pitch sailed up and away, and Ellis chased it for strike three. Sometimes, a pitcher just gets lucky. "If I could bottle that," Halladay said, "I'd do it every time." For most of Wednesday's game, however, the good luck was fleeting for Halladay. His defense lapsed, the Rockies ran at will, pitches swerved off course and hits dropped in just the right places. Wednesday was a battle, but Halladay loves a good fight. "I think sometimes things"
Unlike Jays, Phils will upgrade, Halladay believes
July 25
CSN Philly
 
"Roy Halladay remembers a lot of late Julys during his 12 years with the Blue Jays when he got his hopes up as the trade deadline approached, only to be disappointed year after year when team officials didn't make a major move. Maybe that's why Toronto never reached the playoffs while Halladay was in a Blue Jays uniform. While he was winning 148 games and a Cy Young Award, going to six All-Star Games and winning 20 games twice, the Blue Jays were good enough to post eight winning seasons but never made the moves necessary to take that next step down the stretch. One of the reasons Halladay is now a Phillie is his confidence in this organization making deadline moves to improve the roster."
Halladay, Phils continue dominance over Padres
July 25
CSN Philly
 
"He was at 91 pitches after five grueling innings, and pitching in more extreme heat six days after succumbing to heat exhaustion after just four innings in Chicago, it looked like Roy Halladay's 21st start of the year might be another short one. Then, magically, he turned back into Roy Halladay. Halladay allowed eight hits and a walk and three runs -- two earned -- in his first 4 2/3 innings, then didn't allow another baserunner over his final 3 1/3 innings, and the Phillies won their fifth straight game, 5-3 over the Padres at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay, who hadn't won in his last four starts, joined Cole Hamels and Jair Jurrjens as the National League's third 12-game winner. He's 12-4"
Real Halladay is back
July 25
Courier-Post
 
"It was 800 miles away and six days later, but the scorching heat still blanketed the field as Roy Halladay threw his warm-up pitches in the bullpen Sunday. Halladay's last start in Chicago was cut short after just four innings, the most reliable pitcher in baseball cut down by the searing heat and oppressive humidity. But as each warm-up toss left Halladay's right hand Sunday, that last outing faded farther into the recesses of his memory. By the time he took the mound to face the Padres, it was all but forgotten. "After I threw my bullpen I felt good and that wasn't a concern," Halladay said. Less than a week after a stomach illness and heat exhaustion resulted in his shortest outing in"
Halladay better; Beltran more attractive?
July 20
CSN Philly
 
"Roy Halladay was smiling and upbeat the day after leaving Monday night's start with heat exhaustion. "I thought I could get through it, but that last inning I felt like I was about to get wheeled off the mound," the Phillies ace said before Tuesday night's game against the Cubs at still sweltering Wrigley Field. It was 91 degrees at game time Monday night and the heat index was 103. The oppressive humidity got the best of Halladay as he plowed his way through a 31-pitch third inning. After the inning, he removed his undershirt and wiped himself down with an ice towel in the dugout. He made it through the fourth inning but was removed feeling lightheaded and dizzy in the fifth. The"
Halladay happy he survived the heat
July 20
Courier-Post
 
"For three innings Monday, Roy Halladay thought he could push through the heat and humidity. After the fourth, he hoped he could make it a few more frames. Just a few pitches into the fifth inning, however, he just wanted to leave the field under his own power. "I felt like I could get through it, and then in the last inning it was just the point where I felt like I was about to get wheeled off the mound," Halladay said Tuesday. It was a scary scene as Halladay repeatedly hunched over on the mound gasping for breath and dripping with sweat. On the mound, he was dizzy and dehydrated, having difficulty even seeing the signs from catcher Carlos Ruiz. Five pitches into the fifth inning, his day"
Roy Halladay feels better day after leaving start early
July 20
CSN Philly
 
"Roy Halladay was smiling and upbeat the day after leaving Monday night's start with heat exhaustion. "I thought I could get through it, but that last inning I felt like I was about to get wheeled off the mound," the Phillies ace said before Tuesday night's game against the Cubs at still sweltering Wrigley Field. It was 91 degrees at game time Monday night and the heat index was 103. The oppressive humidity got the best of Halladay as he plowed his way through a 31-pitch third inning. After the inning, he removed his undershirt and wiped himself down with an ice towel in the dugout. He made it through the fourth inning but was removed feeling lightheaded and dizzy in the fifth. The"
Heat KOs Halladay in 5th
July 19
Courier-Post
 
"The temperature topped 90 even as the sun set behind Wrigley Field. Oppressive humidity smothered the ballpark. Every movement was a chore. But this was Roy Halladay, baseball's equivalent of a marathon runner, trained for the long haul and programmed to chew up innings without anything more than routine maintenance. So when Halladay stepped off the mound, bent over and placed his hands on his knees, sucking down deep gulps of heavy air, it was obvious something was wrong. True to form, the Phillies' right-hander offered few complaints. Sweat poured from his forehead, and he simply removed his T-shirt between innings to combat the heat. He admitted to dizzy spells between innings, but"
Halladay OK after heat exhaustion, loss to Cubs
July 19
CSN Philly
 
"Roy Halladay made his first start since the all-star break Monday night, but he was Roy Halladay in name only. The Phillies ace, a physical specimen who usually needs to be ripped from the mound with a tow hook, left Monday night's game with head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan at his side without recording an out in the fifth inning. Official cause of the early exit: The heat. "He was hot and dizzy," manager Charlie Manuel said. "You could tell in that third inning. He was kind of gasping for air. He was really sweating." Halladay suffered his first defeat in two months in the 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the claustrophobic confines of Wrigley Field. But afterward, the final outcome"
A more relaxing Halladay
July 12
Toronto Sun
 
"Roy Halladay makes his second all-star start Tuesday night. This time for the National League. And this time, the all-star start is a lot more relaxing than in 2009. Two years ago on the workout day in St. Louis, Halladay was surrounded by 100 reporters or so asking and shouting questions: "Will you approve a trade to the Yankees/Mets/Phillies/Red Sox/Hiroshima Carp?" Later Halladay had the best comeback saying: "The only deal I've turned down is to pitch for the NL." On Monday, after San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy named Halladay to start for the NL, the No. 1 question was whether he would pitch one inning or two. Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee would prefer that"
Halladay may still get a week off
July 12
CSN Philly
 
"The Phillies have not announced their complete starting pitching rotation for after the All-Star break, but Roy Halladay's being named National League starter for Tuesday night's All-Star Game almost certainly means he will not pitch this weekend in New York. Vance Worley will pitch Friday night against the Mets. Cole Hamels will start on Saturday afternoon and Cliff Lee lines up to pitch Sunday. That will leave Halladay to pitch either Monday or next Tuesday against the Cubs in Wrigley Field. The decision on which day will likely be based on how much Halladay pitches in the All-Star Game. National League manager Bruce Bochy said he expected Halladay to go "at least a couple of innings.""
Roy Halladay, Jered Weaver get starting nods for All-Star Game
July 12
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Roy Halladay and Jered Weaver will start the 82nd All-Star Game at Chase Field tonight, managers Bruce Bochy and Ron Washington announced Monday. Halladay, the ace of the Philadelphia Phillies, will become the fourth pitcher to start the All-Star Game for both leagues. "Couldn't have a better guy to start the All-Star Game for us," Bochy said. Halladay has an 11-3 record and a 2.45 ERA this season. The two-time Cy Young winner joined Vida Blue , Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson as an All-Star Game starter for both leagues. "It's always a great experience coming to play here, and to get a chance to go out and compete against the best players is something you look forward to," Halladay said."
Halladay named NL's starter for All-Star game
July 11
CSN Philly
 
"With the best record in the majors and five players at the All-Star Game, it seems only logical that a Phillie should start in the game. However, with elected starter Placido Polanco out because of an injury, National League manager Bruce Bochy had one guy he could turn to. With that, Bochy named Roy Halladay as his starting pitcher for Tuesday night's midsummer classic. "I couldn't have a better guy to start the All-Star Game for us," Bochy said. "You talk about the elite pitchers in the game and you look at his numbers this year, and it's obvious he's very deserving. "When you talk about the best, this guy is always at the top. It's been like this the last few years. So I'm really"
For Halladay, playing in the All-Star game never gets old
July 10
Wilmington News Journal
 
"Tuesday's trip to Arizona will mark Roy Halladay's eighth time at the All-Star game, and while the experience doesn't hold quite the same level of excitement as it did the first time, it's still an honor he relishes. When he went for the first time as a 25-year-old in 2002, it was a bit overwhelming playing alongside so many players he'd admired. Now, he's one of the veterans the younger players are anxious to meet, and it's Halladay's kids who provide the bulk of the enthusiasm. "I look forward to it, especially having older kids now and being able to take them," Halladay said. "I think the older you get and the older they get, that's one of the biggest perks of going, being able to take"
In spite of rain, Halladay delivers
July 9
Courier-Post
 columnist Kevin Callahan
"The first pitch was slated for 8:35 Friday night, the kind of late start usually reserved for postseason games. The Phillies were sending Roy Halladay to the mound in the first game of this significant three-game series against Atlanta, making it seem even more like a playoff game besides the later start. But, rain not TV ratings was the culprit for the unusually late start time. And, the rain forced the umpire crew to order the ground crew to rollout the tarp on the infield once again, further delaying the start. All the while, Halladay waited. Is this anyway to treat your ace of aces? Halladay, of course, doesn't complain. He just pitches every fifth day Charlie"
Halladay always wants the ball
July 9
Courier-Post
 
"The first pitch was slated for 8:35 Friday night, the kind of late start usually reserved for postseason games. The Phillies were sending Roy Halladay to the mound in the first game of this significant three-game series against Atlanta, making it seem even more like a playoff game besides the later start. But, rain was the culprit for the unusually late start time. And the rain forced the umpire crew to order the ground crew to roll out the tarp on the infield once again, further delaying the start. All the while, Halladay waited. Is this anyway to treat your ace of aces? Halladay, of course, doesn't complain. He just pitches every fifth day the ball is handed to him from Charlie Manuel."
Polanco, Halladay, Hamels, Lee named All-Stars
July 4
CSN Philly
 
"The Phillies will send four players, and possibly five, to the All-Star Game on July 12 in Phoenix. The bulk of the all-star rosters were announced Sunday afternoon. Placido Polanco was voted by the fans as the National League starting third baseman. Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels were all selected to be on the NL's pitching staff. Centerfielder Shane Victorino is still in the running for a berth on the NL roster. He is one of five NL players under consideration for the Final Vote, which is selected by fans in on-line balloting that runs until Tuesday afternoon. Notable Phillies to be left off the NL roster include Ryan Howard, who ranks second in the league in RBIs with 67, and"
Not your average start: Halladay beats Jays
July 3
CSN Philly
 
"When it was over, Roy Halladay could finally tell himself the truth. This was not just another game. Halladay tried to dismiss it as that a week ago when the subject of his long-awaited return to Toronto came up. Over a year had passed since he was traded from the Blue Jays to the Phillies, enough time, he said, that there wouldn't be any significant emotion when he took the mound in the stadium he called home for more than a decade. Halladay's return to Toronto came and went in a 5-3 Phillies victory on Saturday and only when the righthander's sixth complete game and 11th win were over could he admit that, yes, this day was different, and yes, it was special. "I was definitely anxious"
Halladay beats former team
July 3
Courier-Post
 
"The love and adulation for Roy Halladay began 40 minutes before the game, when he walked out to the bullpen to begin warming up. Halladay had his head down and kept walking, never acknowledging the fans, saying that he had "predetermined that … I don't want to go out there on those guys' home field and be the center of attention." But really, Halladay was just that during his 12 seasons with the Blue Jays, just like he is now with the Phillies. It was only after Halladay threw another complete game, this time leading the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Jays, that he admitted his first game back in the Rogers Centre meant more to him than he had let on. "It was definitely different,""
Halladay, then and now
July 2
Toronto Sun
 
"The very first time Phillies GM Ruben Amaro saw Roy Halladay was across the Blue Jays clubhouse at Dunedin in the spring of 1996. Amaro, 31, was trying to make the Jays as a back-up outfielder. "He was younger, a big strong kid," Amaro said from Philadelphia. "I don't remember him being dominant." Amaro ticks off the Jays starters: Charlie O'Brien behind the plate, an infield of John Olerud, Tomas Perez, Ed Sprague and Alex Gonzalez and an outfield of Joe Carter, Otis Nixon and Shawn Green, while Carlos Delgado was the DH. "They really didn't have a back-up outfielder," Amaro recalled. "They chose Juan Samuel. Cito Gaston sent me to Syracuse and I was terrible in the snow." Samuel had been"
Toronto set for Halladay love-in
July 1
Toronto Sun
 
"For Toronto fans, this weekend is all about the Doc Halladay love-in on Saturday afternoon. For the Phillies, it's all about taking care of business. The Phils and their dream pitching staff may be riding high with the best record in baseball, winners of 16 of their last 23 games, but they can't seem to shake off the tenacious Atlanta Braves, who sit just four games back. Toronto represents the start of a stiff test for Philadelphia, which will play 12 of its next 15 games on the road. The one three-game home series in that span is a pivotal one against those same Braves. The Phils put together a super rotation with the additions of Halladay and Cliff Lee the last two offseasons and it is"
Halladay finally gets his homecoming
June 27
The Globe and Mail
 columnist Jeff Blair
"Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Group of 20 ego trip trashed a perfect summer weekend in Toronto last year and also delayed Roy Halladay's return to Rogers Centre. Halladay, who was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies from the Toronto Blue Jays for prospects before the start of the 2010 season, is scheduled to pitch next weekend against the Jays. A series between the teams last season was moved out of Toronto because of the G20 meeting to Philadelphia, where then-Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston gave Halladay a ring and pendant in a private meeting the day after Halladay pitched against his old team for the first time. But now Halladay will toe the rubber on the mound where he made his"
Halladay excites more than just the fans
June 27
Allentown Morning Call
 
"When Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times" starts blaring over the sound system at Citizens Bank Park, Ryan Howard gets a little added adrenaline rush. No, it's not because he loves the song that much. It's because that song means the guy who is considered one of baseball's best pitchers is on the mound. "I kind of feel like every time I watch [Roy Halladay] pitch it's like watching him pitch for the first time," Howard said. "It's always fun watching him pitch." Add Sunday onto the already long list of good times. Halladay threw his National League leading fifth complete game this season as the Phillies beat the Athletics 3-1. The right-hander improved to 6-1 with a 2.44 ERA in 10 starts"
Roy Halladay too tough for A's bats
June 27
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Take the premier starter in baseball, send him out against the A's unimposing offense, and the outcome is almost a foregone conclusion. Oakland didn't buck the odds against two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay in a 3-1 loss on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay threw a complete game and allowed eight hits and no walks, striking out four. The A's did have a few opportunities, and after the game, manager Bob Melvin was slightly testy that the one "big hit" that might have turned things around never came. "I thought we had our opportunities and missed them. We had a chance to beat them," Melvin said, then added, gesturing toward the clubhouse, "I want everyone in there to realize"
Doc set for Saturday start
June 27
Toronto Sun
 
"The Philadelphia Phillies say Roy Halladay will start Saturday at the Rogers Centre. The Phils had to insert Howie Kendrick into the rotation to replace the injured Roy Oswalt (back). Zach Stewart will make his fourth start for the Toronto Blue Jays."
Halladay beats A's as expected
June 27
Courier-Post
 
"After a year and a half, the luster has dimmed. There is no added excitement as players arrive in the clubhouse, just the same steady approach that Roy Halladay demands of himself. During Halladay's warm-up pitches before the game, there is no anticipation of greatness. There is an expectation. When it's over, the Phillies do not file back to the locker room in awe of what they witnessed. There is only the question of whether their performance was enough to support Halladay's. "That's a game you're not supposed to lose, no matter who you're playing,'' Jimmy Rollins said. "So you find a way to get it done.'' Halladay was brilliant as usual Sunday, pitching an eight-hit complete game. And"
Halladay throws fifth complete game to beat A's
June 27
CSN Philly
 
"The Phillies are seeing both ends of the American League spectrum on this homestand. The Oakland Athletics are the best pitching team in the AL. The Boston Red Sox are the best hitting team in the AL. If the Phils have as much success against the Sox as they did the A's, they will be a happy bunch when they board their charter flight to Toronto on Thursday night for yet another interleague series. Oakland's pitching staff was as formidable as billed. But the Phillies have a pretty fair pitching staff themselves -- you might have heard that a time or two since December -- and despite scoring just five runs in the series, they were able to win two of three to put themselves on the doorstep"
Halladay set to take mound for nightcap
June 15
Courier-Post
 
"It's one of those little details that tends to pique curiosity without holding any real significance, but Charlie Manuel still prefers to keep his methodology top secret. The Phillies will play a doubleheader today, with Kyle Kendrick getting the start in the early game and Roy Halladay pitching the nightcap. So, why give Halladay the ball under the lights? "Because we want him to pitch the night game," Manuel said without further explanation. Manuel was playing his cards close to his chest, but Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez had no trouble explaining the rationale behind sending veteran Anibal Sanchez to the mound for tonight's second game. "He wants to face Halladay," Rodriguez said."
Halladay and a bunch of singles beat Pirates
June 6
CSN Philly
 
"The Phillies finished a nine-game road trip Sunday that had a couple of bright spots at the ends and a whole bunch of ugliness in the middle. They wrapped it all up with a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, saving themselves the indignity of being swept and running their losing streak to a season-high five games. Roy Halladay earned his eighth win and second of the trip as he survived a two-run homer by Neil Walker and a mini-confrontation with home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez in the first inning. Halladay was backed by 14 hits, only one of which was for extra bases. But when you've lost four in a row to teams with losing records (Washington and the Pirates) and scored"
Halladay gets kick out of sliding home
June 6
Courier-Post
 
"In his 1 1/2 seasons with the Phillies, there's not much Roy Halladay hasn't accomplished, so even his teammates tend to take a strong pitching performance for granted every now and then. But when Halladay supplements his pitching with a single, a walk and an impressive bit of base running, scoring from second on a single -- well, that gets a little more attention. "To be able to lean on Roy, and for him to do what he did, go out there and compete -- not only that but he got a couple knocks, kind of rallied the troops running the bases and scoring on a base hit," Ryan Howard said after the Phillies' 7-3 win Sunday over Pittsburgh. "He did it all." Halladay pitched seven strong innings,"
Halladay grinds it out for win over Nationals
May 31
CSN Philly
 
"How hot was it Monday afternoon at Nationals Park? Well, the game time temperature just after 1 p.m. was 92 degrees, and the humidity was oppressive. By the middle of the game, it was 95 with a heat index of 99, according the Washington Nationals media relations staff. Roy Halladay had no trouble believing that. In the top of the fifth inning he retreated to clubhouse where he hurriedly changed his entire sweat-soaked uniform right down to the socks. "Good thing we had a pretty long half-inning," the Phillies ace said. "Everything was soaked." As tempting as it was to stay in the air-conditioned clubhouse, Halladay, wearing a new uniform, made it out in time for the bottom of the fifth"