Todd Zolecki-Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay
Roy \u201cDoc\u201d Halladay was an All-Star, a two-time Cy Young winner, a superstar and ultimately a Hall of Famer. But Roy was also a quiet enigma, a man who worked harder than anyone and let his pitches do his talking. He intimidated opponents, and his silent intensity hung between him and the media, his fans and even some of his teammates.
\nIn Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay (Triumph Books), longtime Phillies writer Todd Zolecki reveals the real Roy Halladay in a way which has never been done before. Thoroughly and thoughtfully reported, with input and reflections from Halladay's teammates, coaches, competitors and more, this is an essential biography for baseball fans everywhere. Highlights include:
\nMore than a hundred interviews with Roy\u2019s coaches, teammates, friends, family, and childhood and minor league confidants, as well as extensive interviews with Roy\u2019s wife, Brandy
\nAn examination of Halladay's distinctive, disciplined approach to pitching, his impact as a teammate and community member and the baseball world's honoring of these qualities in Cooperstown in 2019
\nTrained to be a pitcher since childhood, witness Roy Halladay\u2019s early years and what lead him to garnering the attention of major league scouts as a teenager in Colorado
\nFrom Roy\u2019s driven adolescence chasing a baseball dream to his largely unknown early struggles as a big leaguer, from his methodical reinvention as an ace in Toronto to the signature no-hitter he authored in his playoff debut with the Philadelphia Phillies, from the battles at the end of his career to his struggles in retirement and untimely death,. Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay peels away everything to show us the true Roy Halladay.
\nAbout the Author:
\nTodd Zolecki is the Philadelphia Phillies beat reporter for MLB.com. He is the author of The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Phillies, and co-author of The Rotation: A Season with the Phillies and One of the Greatest Pitching Staffs Ever Assembled. He lives with his family in Media, Pennsylvania.