num_pages: 352
description: Hall of Famer Cy Young winner and All-Star will forever be used to describe the illustrious career of Roy Halladay. With a repertoire of masterful pitches wielded with impeccable command he piled up accolades during his 16 major league seasons the very image of stability and dominance whenever he took the mound. Doc is a celebration and a profound remembrance of a beloved player friend and family man. Todd Zolecki traces Halladay's remarkable journey from garnering the attention of major league scouts as a teenager in Colorado to Halladay's methodical reinvention and ascent to ace status in Toronto to the signature no-hitter he authored in his playoff debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. Also examined are Halladay's distinctive disciplined approach to pitching his impact as a teammate and community member and the baseball world's honoring of these qualities in Cooperstown in 2019. Thoroughly and thoughtfully reported with input and reflections from Halladay's teammates coaches competitors and more this is an essential biography for baseball fans everywhere.
language: English
title: Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay
publisher: Triumph Books