Friday, November 5, 2010

Should Roy Halladay be 2010 Sportsman of The Year?

According to a article on Philly.com, Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCullum has nominated Roy Halladay for SI's annual Sportsman of The Year. Roy Halladay in my mind should be the Sportsman of The Year because no one else in sports has had the year that Roy Halladay has had even though the Phillies did not win the World Series. Roy Halladay who went 21-10 with a 2.44 era,he had 9 complete games and 4 shutouts in over 250 innings. He became the first Phillies pitcher to pitch perfect game since Jim Bunning,first to win 20 games for the Phillies since Steve Carlton,and became the only the second player in MLB history to pitch a no-hitter in the playoffs since Don Larsen and he did that in his first start in the playoffs ever.Then he goes to win Game 5 of the NLCS after pulling a groin in the 2nd inning But off the field he is even more deserving to win the award he is always the first Phillie at park and last to leave. He is also the ultimate team player after his Perfect Game he gave everyone a watch that said "We did this together." There are no more deserving athletes in my mind then Roy Halladay.

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