Roy Halladay to retire, as a Blue Jay

[zong]

Apparently he gave it a try in the instructional league but topped out at 83~86 MPH, can't someone teach him the knuckler or the Moyer changeup?

[sule]

Even if it was a PR move to sign with the Jays for one-day, so what? A bunch of players have done it.

Mike Modano did it with the Dallas Stars
Hideki Matsui did it this year with the Yankees
Donovan McNabb did it with the Eagles
Adam Greenberg did it with the Marlins
Jerry Rice signed a one-year ceremonial contract with the Giants
JT Snow did it with the San Fran Giants
Doug Gilmour retired after that one game post-trade deadline with the Leafs after he got injured

It's a classy move that classy franchises make to boost PR for the team and show goodwill to great players. It also helps for when the HoF comes calling, especially in HoF's where the rule is you don the jersey of the last team you played for.

If anything, it's indicative that Halladay wants to wear the Jays uniform when he enters the Hall, and wants the public and the voters to know that.

[UN-Owen]

spykelee: You don't want to love the 1 day contract?

UN-Owen: No.

spykelee: But you have to love the 1 day contract.

UN-Owen: I have to?

spykelee: Yes.

UN-Owen: See, that's why I don't want to.

spykelee: But everyone loves the 1 day contract. You must love the 1 day contract!

UN-Owen: You know what you are? You're a 1 day contract bully.

spykelee: Hey you! Come back here! Come back here and love this!


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tecumseh: Hey, where's your love for the 1 day contract?

UN-Owen: Oh, I don't have love for the 1 day contract.

There There: Oh, you don't love the 1 day contract? Aren't you a fan of Halladay and the Jays?

UN-Owen: Yeah, I'm a fan of Roy Halladay and the Jays. I mean, I'm posting, aren't I? I just don't love the 1 day contract.

sule: Who do you think you are?

tecumseh: Love the 1 day contract!

There There: Hey, Schad! Randle! This guy won't love the 1 day contract!

Randle: Who? Who does not want to love the 1 day contract?

(UN-Owen raises hand)

Randle: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to love the 1 day contract?

UN-Owen: No! Never.

Randle: But I love the 1 day contract. He loves the 1 day contract. We all love the 1 day contract! So why aren't you going to love the 1 day contract!?

UN-Owen: This is RealGM! I don't have to love anything I don't want to love!

Schad: What are we gonna do with him?

Randle: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to love the 1 day contract!

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[Schad]

What.

[Randle McMurphy]

Of course, Kramer was just being Kramer. He wasn't intentionally trolling the AIDS walk.

[satyr9]

Identifying with the cast of Seinfeld as a defense is potentially more hilarious than the show itself.

[Jatt]

Apparently he gave it a try in the instructional league but topped out at 83~86 MPH, can't someone teach him the knuckler or the Moyer changeup?

Dave Stieb (tied with Roy as my fav Blue Jay starters of all-time) retired in 1993 due to back problems and came back 5 years later at 40 y/o as a reliever for the Jays, never say never I guess?

[UN-Owen]

Apparently he gave it a try in the instructional league but topped out at 83~86 MPH, can't someone teach him the knuckler or the Moyer changeup?

Dave Stieb (tied with Roy as my fav Blue Jay starters of all-time) retired in 1993 due to back problems and came back 5 years later at 40 y/o as a reliever for the Jays, never say never I guess?

I think Stieb pitched 1098 innings over a 4 year stretch early in his career, which may have had something to do with the injuries

That's an average of 275 innings for 4 straight seasons

Not bad for a converted outfielder

[zong]

Apparently he gave it a try in the instructional league but topped out at 83~86 MPH, can't someone teach him the knuckler or the Moyer changeup?

Dave Stieb (tied with Roy as my fav Blue Jay starters of all-time) retired in 1993 due to back problems and came back 5 years later at 40 y/o as a reliever for the Jays, never say never I guess?

Doc hanging around the club is already enough to ask for, but say we're a few games out of the last playoff spot in around August, can a part-time pitching coach get on the roster and be eligible to play?