The Phillies have officially added arguably the best pitcher in all of baseball to their rotation. Yes, they did have to give up Clifton Phifer, but this is absolutely not a lateral move. If you watched the presser you saw Ruben address the concerns of the Phillies being “cheap” as you may hear the stupidest man alive, Howard Eskin, spouting out on 610 WIP. Moving Lee was a baseball decision and we simply could not leave the “cupboard bare” for the future. But people this is Harry Leroy mo’ fuckin Halladay. If you aren’t excited, you don’t have a pulse.
Here are some things that some players around the league had to say about Halladay, including our own Rauuuul:
Raúl Ibáñez said “He’s definitely got the best stuff that I’ve seen — I’d put him right up there with Pedro [Martinez] in 1999. His sinker and his cutter, they’re going in completely opposite directions. Even if you guess right, it doesn’t mean you hit it, because he locates them so well. If he was in New York or Boston, fans would know more about him. But in baseball circles, he’s the best. Respectfully, he’s so good that it’s fun to try to compete against him. “He comes right at you. Even if you take an 0 for 4, you’re so locked in — you want to face the best. He’s the biggest challenge out there.”
Alex Cora said “He is such a complete pitcher. I’ve seen him give up four runs to us, then he ends up going nine. He has so many pitches. If the cutter isn’t working, he goes with the changeup. If the changeup isn’t working, he goes with the breaking ball. If that’s not working, he makes something up. I used to tell Petey [Pedro Martinez] that if I was a general manager, and Roy was a free agent, I’d go over to his house, I’d give him a contract, I’d tell him to fill in a number and I’ll be happy.”
Aubrey Huff was quoted as saying “He’s not 96-97 [mph], he’s not overpowering, but he’s got that cutter, that sinker. He hits his spots and he never makes a mistake. He’ll throw that cutter in, then throws a sinker away on the black. It’s not fair.”
Derek Jeter was quoted as saying, “He never throws a ball over the middle of the plate,” Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said. “He goes corner-to-corner as good as any pitcher in the game. I’ve said it before, he’s probably the best starter in baseball.”
Torii Hunter was quoted as saying, “He’s the best there is in the game right now. He throws the ball in and out the zone, out and into the zone. He’s one of the best at doing that. There are some pitchers I own, and some pitchers that own me — he’s definitely one of them.”
Asked what makes Roy Halladay the best pitcher in baseball, the Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira widened his eyes with respect and wonder: ‘All his pitches start in the same place and end in a different place.’”
Roy Halladay is a special pitcher that doesn’t come around very often, and now he is a Phillie…
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December 16th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Yay! First!
December 16th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I haven’t stopped smiling since the press conference started.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
And he wants to be here. The best pitcher in baseball wants to be here. In Philadelphia. Wow.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Those quotes made my pants get about 7 inches shorter.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Sorry if this post sounded a little too serious, but god damn am I excited.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Roy Halladay, FTW.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Why couldn’t we keep Lee? Cheap fucking Phillies.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
That photo almost makes it look like Amaro is poking Halladay in the butt with his boner!
December 16th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Oh, and grow your fucking beard back!
December 16th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
The creepy flesh colored beard shall return, don’t worry.
December 16th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
By the way, I missed the press conference…any place to watch it online?
December 16th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
everything you need to know about our new number 34:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8Fmxs5eJI
:31 mark is just brilliant.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Eskin also ripped Ruben like crazy for getting Lee instead of Halladay and settling for “second best”. The guy knows nothing about baseball, and has publicly said so before. All he cares about are the Eagles and ripping on Donovan. He breeds all of the loser fans in this city.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
DOC’S AT THE SIXERS GAME.
That’s awesome to see.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Roy Halladay at the Sixers game.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
and Ryan Howard too.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Off Topic: – Finkelstien http://www.thefightins.com/meechone/hands-down-the-sexiest-phillies-story-of-the-year/
was due in court today
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20091216pa_woman_due_in_court_on_sex-for-world_series_tickets_case/srvc=home&position=recent
December 16th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
this link is better
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Shocking-Testimony-in-Alleged-Sex-for-Tix-Case-79450182.html
December 16th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
arod dumped kate winslet!
US Weekly is reporting that A-Rod broke it off with Kate because her “constant need for attention” was a turn-off.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I believe you mean Kate Hudson. He’s not nearly man enough for Kate Winslet. Cat noise!
December 16th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
oh yeah thanks i get my kates messed up.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I’m just spitballin here: I picture a t-shirt centered around The Griswolds and one of their vacations. (yanno, because Holiday is another word for vacation). Roy plays Clark W Griswold…
December 16th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Halladay Road? I could get behind that.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Wouldn’t “Doc’s Posse” make sense? Of course, you’d have to wear cowboy hats to the game.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Not to be confused with “Doc’s Pussy”, the harem of young ladies we will provide for him if/when he leads the Phils to more WFC’s.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
My buddy says Unberoyvable birdland t-shirts are on the way…any truth to that?
December 16th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I was thinking a Doc Holliday reference with guns drawn and ready to duel….I’m anxious to see what happens
December 16th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
New fan section called Halladay Inn? Doc’s Patients?
Roy’s Homeboys?
Shit, I dunno!
December 16th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Now i’m depressed that I never got to use my ideas for a Cliff Lee fan section
Cliff’s LEEgions!
December 17th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Wow, I am really, really excited. Elated. Pumped. There are a million adjectives, and they’re all happy ones.
If you had told me during the J.D. Drew nonsense that a decade or so later, the best pitcher in baseball would be talking about how he was hoping he’d end up in Philadelphia…. Well, I would have called you a liar.
So, so, so, so happy.
December 17th, 2009 at 2:53 am
I was taking a break from a finals week all-nighter and decided to do check out some Phils sites and I mistakenly started reading comments over at philly.com…if I ever do that I want one of you to come over to my house and stab me in the temple with the sharpest pencil you’ve got.
One genius over there suggested that RAJ was an idiot because he traded an ace for a “possible ace.” The worst part is people like this are taking my tickets to big games and playoff games. I understand everyone’s man-crush for Clifton because I am really dreading the thought of him leaving, but people need a big ol’ reality check. We are a better team for the next four years because of what just happened today. Having had Lee should just help get us excited for the thought of having a pitcher like that for more than just half a season.
Then again- these are the same people that want Reid and McNabb for no rational reason. Speaking of the birds, another guy said he couldn’t wait to see Roy out on opening day at the Linc. Simply stunning.
December 17th, 2009 at 3:42 am
@BigMiles
I couldn’t agree more. Reading those comment pages is depressing.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:19 am
It’s official andWho Does HE Play For approved!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Big Miles,
The philly.com commenters are actually a lot like the commenters here. Except dumber. And more racist. Oh yeah, and more likely to blame all of their problems on Obama.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:20 am
It’s amazing to me how many people out there have failed to recognize Halladay as the best pitcher in baseball. He has single-handedly carried me to two fantasy baseball crowns in the past 5 years with the way his pitching numbers balance out even the worst spot starts from other guys.
December 19th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Enjoy your second ws in three years. After a career of pictung againta the Yankees and sox the nl will be a walk in the park