Refined ‘Doc’ Halladay Was Bound to Deliver Perfection
Filed under: Marlins , Phillies , MLB Milestones Down in baseball’s sleepiest port, under the cloak of a holiday weekend, with the hometown’s focus on the Flyers, yes, squarely on Stanley, especially after the ballclub’s forgettable week, Roy Halladay bullied history. And doesn’t history happen that way? In another time, without sacred scrolls running at the bottom of flatscreens and instant alerts and programming break-ins, Halladay’s perfect game against the Marlins is Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point night in Hershey. It becomes great sports lore in Philadelphia, with scores swearing they watched live, and everyone else wondering if such perfection really happened because it happened in Florida, invoking the conundrum of the falling tree in the forest. Alas, there’s proof, if only because sooner or later, the best pitcher in baseball had to throw a perfect game. Baseball justice says so. ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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