Roy Halladay retires.

[JR]

Saw him from six rows behind home plate for every one of his home openers here in Toronto. He was an artist.

 

[deskslave]

One of my tests for whether a guy is a Hall of Famer is whether, especially as a road fan, you'd have gone out of your way to see him pitch, gone to a ballgame you wouldn't have otherwise because he was pitching that night. Certainly seems like he was one of those guys for a long stretch of time.

With all due respect, that's a terrible way to judge a HOF candidacy.

You've got to consider that Deskslave lives across the Pond. If he's coming out to a game because of a specific player, that's a pretty big deal.

There's also a reason I don't get a Hall of Fame vote.

 

[YankeeFan]

There's also a reason I don't get a Hall of Fame vote.

I'm still trying to get some traction on my petition to remove all other voting privileges from you. I'll add this to the file.

 

[Drip]

Halladay is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. No question.
What's lost in all of this is that and should be applauded is that he gave it a shot and said he couldn't do it any longer. He could've gotten another contract to pitch but decided against it. I wish more athletes did that.

 

[deskslave]

There's also a reason I don't get a Hall of Fame vote.

I'm still trying to get some traction on my petition to remove all other voting privileges from you. I'll add this to the file.

I've been known to throw my vote away on third parties and underdogs anyway.

 

[YankeeFan]

There's also a reason I don't get a Hall of Fame vote.

I'm still trying to get some traction on my petition to remove all other voting privileges from you. I'll add this to the file.

I've been known to throw my vote away on third parties and underdogs anyway.

That should also be added to the file!

 

[Huggy]

Halladay's retirement presser was the most I have ever heard him speak.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

There's also a reason I don't get a Hall of Fame vote.

I'm still trying to get some traction on my petition to remove all other voting privileges from you. I'll add this to the file.

I've been known to throw my vote away on third parties and underdogs anyway.

Whatever will Kodos do now?

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Halladay was the best pitcher in the major for a stretch of his career. He was the guy a majority of people would have named at one point in the "If you could have one pitcher to start a single game with everything on the line, who would you choose?"

In my book, if at any point in your career you are considered by a majority of those in the know to be the best at what you do in your professional sport, you deserve the hall of fame when you retire. By that metric, he should be in.

 

[buckweaver]

I think Halladay should be in, no doubt whatsoever.

 

[MankyJimy]

I like Halladay but he doesn't stand a chance. David Cone was a better pitcher and he fell off the ballot after one year.

 

[YankeeFan]

LOL. Read the last comment before seeing who wrote it.

Well done.

 

[DanOregon]

First thought was "who signs one day contract to retire as a Blue Jay?" Joe Carter maybe, Rance Mulliniks?

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

I am the biggest Roy Halladay fanboy looser alive. Absolutely loved covering him...just a total professional, dedicated to his craft. I even own a Halladay jersey.

Kind of interesting, too, how we didn't understand the true nature of his injury.

 

[Double J]

First thought was "who signs one day contract to retire as a Blue Jay?" Joe Carter maybe, Rance Mulliniks?

I'm glad he did it. I wish he had never left Toronto to begin with. Definitely Cooperstown-bound.

 

[Starman]

Pretty similar career to Dave Steib, although he stayed better longer.

 

[Double J]

Stieb had a lot of hard luck. He was a dominant pitcher for a lot of years, but always fell short for one reason or another.

 

[Starman]

Stieb had a lot of hard luck. He was a dominant pitcher for a lot of years, but always fell short for one reason or another.

Steib had a fairly similar career to Jack McDowell, too -- both seemed to be cruising along great until age 31-32, and then, boom, goodbye.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Pretty similar career to Dave Steib, although he stayed better longer.

I thought Steib was great, but it was a lot easier to pitch then. Halladay had a better peak and was great longer. Steib was a poor man's Halladay. Jimmy Key was a poor man's Steib.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Pretty similar career to Dave Steib, although he stayed better longer.

I thought Steib was great, but it was a lot easier to pitch then. Halladay had a better peak and was great longer. Steib was a poor man's Halladay. Jimmy Key was a poor man's Steib.

What does that make Jim Clancy?