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To: Jerry Held who wrote (2606)	5/8/2013 8:16:30 PM
From: LTK007	Respond to of 2749

<<Maybe they have one of those healing devices that the Dr. McCoy had on Star Trek>> Don't they wish they did/don't we all wish:)

To: Jerry Held who wrote (2606)	5/12/2013 12:17:44 AM
From: LTK007	Respond to of 2749

Roy Halladay apologizes to Phillies fans in heartfelt message sports.yahoo.com As the Philadelphia media gathered in the visitor's clubhouse prior to the Phillies battle with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, they were summoned to the dugout by Roy Halladay. Halladay, who is scheduled for surgery to remove bone spurs and repair a frayed labrum and partially torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder next Wednesday, wished to get a number of things off his chest concerning his injuries and his decision to continue pitching, mostly ineffectively, through discomfort dating back to last season. According to Ryan Lawrence of the Daily News, Halladay spoke uninterrupted for four minutes and delivered what he described as a heartfelt apology to the fans for his recent performance. He also apologized for his forthcoming absence from Philadelphia's rotation. Here's an excerpt courtesy of Lawrence: I've been thinking just the last couple of days. I just felt like I should address the fans. I know there is a lot of mixed opinions on pitching, not pitching, all that kind of stuff. I know there are people who are disappointed about how I pitched the last two years. I know there are a lot of people who are very supportive. So, one, I just wanted to thank them for their support. And my heart goes out to all of the people who spend all of their money and go out to the games and don't get to see what they want to see. I know I'm not the whole team. There are still a lot of guys out there and it's a fun team to watch. But I feel bad that I'm missing the time that I am. I feel bad for the fans that I'm missing the time. It's tough. You feel an obligation to the organization, to your teammates, to the fans to try to go out and pitch. Especially on a competitive team that sells out. For me, that was a big factor. If I'm playing for a last-place team and there's things going on, you maybe speak up. But we have a chance to go win a World Series and we have sellouts and fans have expectations. You want to do everything you can to try to make it work.