thestar.com - 2/27/2008
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CATHAL KELLY Sports reporter Roy Halladay had a partner yesterday. Sean Clayton, a gangly 13-year-old Montrealer, acted as the staff ace's shadow. When Halladay walked over to the intra-squad game, Sean walked with him. The Jays' practice jersey that Halladay had given him draped down to Sean's knees. While the game went on, Sean sat in the dugout tucked in close to Halladay. They shared a bag ...
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Heartwarming Story of the Day
Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric | Baseball History Bio —
Heartwarming Story of the Day Cathal Kelly from the Toronto Star (one of the most underrated baseball writers in my opinion) brings us a piece on Roy Halladay and a boy from the make a wish foundation. The article is called “Doc Pitches In To Help Young Boy With Cancer”. It is nice to read feel good stories like these especially when being bombarded with PED scandals and the like. Also from Cathal in the Star blog is an interesting piece on Sal Fasano. Should one ever wonder about the love this Jays team has for Sal Fasano, there was the sight of Aaron Hill fetching him lunch ...
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As we're all aware, Roy Halladay is either a robot or a wizard. According to the Toronto Star's Cathal Kelly, via our friend at Mop Up Duty, Halladay will often go out of his way to convince fans and teammates he has a human heart. Take the other day for instance, Halladay invited a young kid who is stricken with a deadly form of leukemia to Spring Training. He played catch with the youngster, grabbed him duffel bags of swag and even gave him an emotional hug before he left with his parents. Unfortunately for Halladay, his actions only ...
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