Sean McAdam: Halladay’s a throwback with complete-game artistry

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, April 30
Published 4/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... , and we've been remiss in not pointing to these brilliant nightly slideshows; from now on, you'll see more of them. Sean McAdam details the hard-luck night of Roy Halladay, a throwback to the days when pitchers finished when they started; this was his fourth straight complete game (though, unfortunately for him, he's lost three of them). And Steven Krasner goes Inside The Game on a number of topics, including ...

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 4/30
Published 4/30/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... challenge.” As much as you hate Halladay sometimes, you have to admire what he does on the mound. As Youk said, the complete game is a lost art in today’s game. Usually most starting pitchers are out of the game by the 7th inning as the specialists come into the game to finish it off. What sucks for Halladay is that he has 4 complete games and losses in 3 of those 4 games. Oh by the way, it’s still April and he has 4 complete games. Here is another look at Halladay and a look at the injuries of Red Sox. ...

projo: McAdam: Halladay’s a throwback with complete-game artistry
Published 4/30/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
projo: McAdam: Halladay’s a throwback with complete-game artistry Dearth takes a Halladay… Certainly, he’s the most durable. Since 2003, Halladay has 30 complete games; the next closest pitcher (Livan Hernandez) has 20. Heck, Halladay has more complete games in that span than 19 franchises. His string of four straight complete games is the longest for a major-league starter since 2003 when Halladay himself had another run of four complete games in a row. ...None of which detracts from his artistry. At a time when the complete game has been virtually outlawed by baseball’s ...