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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
Do you know who Roy Halladay is????
The one pitcher I've heard Halladay compared to by sportswriters/analysts is Greg Maddux. I've heard that many of times.
This guy Leo Mazzone, well he way Greg Maddux's pitching coach & probably knows a little bit about both Maddux and Halladay.
" Now, Mazzone looks back at his rotation, then looks at this Phillies rotation and almost feels as if he's staring into a mirror. That's how similar they look -- from a standpoint of stuff and talent -- to a man who ought to know.
"On an individual basis," Mazzone said, "Halladay is as good as Maddux. He's even got that signature Maddux pitch -- that ball he can start out of the zone on a left-handed hitter and bring it back into the zone for a called strike three. "
I dont think Lee can be compared to Maddux... but Halladay IS the Maddux of the 90's.
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That's fine. It's all hyperbole too. Halladay is one of the 3 or 4 best pitchers in the game for the last 5-10 years. It's not debatable. He's not as good as Maddux, never was, and never will be. Find me 7 consecutive years from hallady as good as Maddux was from 92-98. It can't be done, and it never will be done. Maybe Carl Crawford is the Roberto Clemente of the 60s right now. Whatever. Halladay is the Maddux of the 90s today...fine. He's simply not as good as the real Maddux.