Roy Halladay gets to hear a Christmas song on him
The Philadelphia Phillies are not going to be concerned about next year’s pitching department. Roy Halladay is one top ball thrower, who is going to get a lot of backing from his team mates in rotation when the regular season kicks off in April, 2011. The
chase for the playoffs is about to reignite and there are a lot of top clubs in the mix for the top trophy.
The Phillies had a good run to the National League Championship. However, their descent to exodus came when the San Francisco Giants piled up on consistent victories to give the Phillies fan base a heart attack. The top team of 2010 had the expectations
of being a powerhouse but the hopes fell through due to weak batting lines and strangled strategies.
Nevertheless, the post season bid for the playoffs never got off to the worst start. Roy Halladay provided a no hitter victory to the ball club and ousted the Cincinnati Reds from a challenge to come back on the wins tally. Halladay is a pioneer in terms
of his work ethic. The top pitcher from last season will now have to come on as the number 2 pitcher in the rotation, due to Cliff Lee’s arrival at the club. The former Texas Rangers’ player has strengthened the Phillies and that’s one way Roy can ease his
burden.
During the Christmas holidays, Halladay received an email that played a video of a song, titled Baseball Glove. The player has a large fan base and one Canadian country singer went the extra mile to sing a song about a boy who longs for a baseball glove,
signed by Halladay. The 2010 National League Cy Young award winner was surprised by the song. The musician, Gord Bamford, explained why he sang the song on Roy, who he’s been a fan of since his playing days in the Toronto Blue Jays’ jersey.
"I wanted to do a Christmas song because I had never done one," Gord Bamford said. "But I wanted to do something a little bit different than a traditional Christmas song. So with my love of baseball, and at the time, the Toronto Blue Jays and Halladay, it
just kind of fit in there."
Halladay was able to give the song a good hear before he passed a judgement on it. He liked it and it didn’t seem to surprise Bamford, who thinks he’s a model for today’s children.
"He never gets rattled," Gord said. "As a pitcher you've got to have a strong head as well as a strong arm. When he was in Toronto, you'd hear about his charity work. It seems like he's just a good citizen and a good person and definitely a role model for
young kids."
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