My bizarre Roy Halladay obsession

by **PA_Dan** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 08:32:30

Gammons said on Mike & Mike this morning that the Phils probably have the best chance of getting Halladay, but he thinks that there's only a 20% chance that he'll be traded this season.

by **philliesr98** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 08:37:37

I hate these percents that are being thrown around, it's sooo stupid

one day it's 2%, then it's 15-20%, then it's 37%, then it's 5%... then the same guy who said 15% says it's 50%

like there is some equation they are using to figure this out, just stop

by **Woody** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 08:49:23

The other day it was 0%. It's really stupid. If they get an offer they like, they'll trade him. And they'll almost certainly get more for him now than they will in the offseason or next year

by **philliesr98** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:10:40

ek wrote:haha, Conlin says the Martinez signed will proclude a Halladay deal

conlin calls the pitcher on the redsox Taylor Bucholz and the OF on the Jays Jose Rios

wtg phil conlins

by **Woody** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:14:43

Bill Conlin is a caricature

by **FTN** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:19:34

hes definitely got his finger on the pulse of the game

by **Woody** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:26:01

And the drawbridge button that spans the moat around his Dominican castle

by **21McBride** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:26:50

I think he sold the Dominican property

by **FTN** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:27:17

21McBride wrote:I think he sold the Dominican property

by **The Dude** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:27:43

I just love his logic: the Phils, who aren't even sure yet about a 37-year-old who hasn't pitched all year, and was a disaster last time he did, and will make about $2 million, is going to stop them from getting Halladay. I just don't understand how he can set down his bacon and butter sandwich and write this stuff

by **traderdave** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:28:37

Why on Earth would signing Martinez preclude trading for Halladay? I could see if they were signing Pedro and thinking about trading for a Cook or Marquis or Arroyo but Roy Halladay is among the top two or three pitchers in the entire league. He would be an upgrade over anybody in every team's rotation (with Lincecum maybe the only possible exception). It can't be a money thing; Pedro is rumored to only be getting like $4m for this season.

by **The Red Tornado** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 09:30:26

If anything it may enable a trade as it frees up Happ to be part of a Halladay deal

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:00:27

Joel Sherman reports that if Roy Halladay is traded to the NL before the All-Star game, he will not be permitted to pitch in the mid-summer classic for the AL, but could be allowed to pitch for the NL representing his new team.

by **Woody** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:01:32

*head asplodes*

by **Bakestar** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:02:45

engorged

by **JFLNYC** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:04:24

Woody wrote:*head asplodes*

We live in a world where Joel Hanrahan, a member of the Pirates, got the win yesterday for the Nationals and was asleep when it happened.

by **Werthless** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:08:30

Judging from this year, a team gets the best results from Hanrahan when he's asleep.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:19:32

ek wrote:haha, Conlin says the Martinez signed will proclude a Halladay deal

diaf Bill Conlin.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:20:30

The Dude wrote:I just don't understand how he can set down his bacon and butter sandwich and write this stuff

by **FTN** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:20:55

Posted by mjb 04:52 AM, 07/10/2009
If we've learned from this recession, it's that mortgages can not be trusted. Gamble the future: trade Happ, Carrasco, Drabek, and, if that's not enough, Bill Conlin, for Halladay.

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