Halladay 20th Pitcher To Become Perfect PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 31 May 2010 20:00

Over the weekend MLB betting fans were treated to a piece of history. Philadelphia Phillies staff ace Roy Halladay, furthered his point for why he should be known as the greatest pitcher of our time, as Halladay, became just the 20 th pitcher in MLB history to record a perfect game. Long time Halladay fans frequently betting on his games, might remember that Halladay almost made history 12 years ago as a rookie with the northbet pick Blue Jays, as in a game against the Detroit Tigers Halladay flirted with perfection. In that game Halladay was an inning away from perfection, when one of the Tigers hitters connected on a solo home run.

Throughout his career, Halladay had been known as a workhorse, as he has led the league in most complete games for the last decade. Further Halladay has one CY Young honour and has been a runner-up many times. However the two honors which had eluded Halladay for the majority of his career were a perfect game and a World Series ring. With the perfect game out of the way, and now playing on a stacked Phillies team, it is only a matter of time before Halladay accomplishes the latter feat. Many believe that if Halladay had perhaps been less loyal to the Blue Jays organization and gone to a better team earlier, he would have already won a World Series.

Regardless of whether he wins a World Series ring or not, Blue Jays fans and now the rest of the league, can all agree that Halladay will go into the hall of fame as perhaps the best pitcher of the modern era. The only question is will he go into the hall of fame as a Toronto Blue Jay or a Philadelphia Philly?

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