Roy Halladay's Accomplishment Enshrined Forever at Marlins Stadium

by craig on May 31, 2010 9:01 AM EDT in News and Rumors

Roy Halladay's perfect game will be enshrined in the new ballpark.

After Halladay's perfecto Jeffery Loria decided to give Roy Halladay a gift.

Immediately following the Phillies, 1-0, victory, home plate and the pitching rubber were authenticated. The rubber was dislodged on Friday night, with grounds crew...

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Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had the rubber presented to Halladay, who struck out 11 on a night for the ages.

Okay, that's fine. It was only the 20th perfect ever thrown and it should be rewarded. No problem there.

The problem comes in here:

After the Marlins rebounded and won on Sunday -- ironically, 1-0 -- the grounds crew was back at work. For several hours after the final out, they dug up home place, which now will be part of Marlins history.

The Marlins are opening their new retractable-roof ballpark in 2012, and the team will recognize its history in the building. The home plate used in Halladay's perfect game will eventually be displayed once the new ballpark opens.

WTF? Why?

If you want to dig it up and send it to Cooperstown, then fine. I can get behind that. But to dig it up and display it at the new stadium like it is something that is wonderful in Marlins history, give me a break. Hey Loria, I have an idea, why not just commission a statue of Roy Halladay to be sculpted and put in front of the main gate. Or better yet, commission two statues, one of Halladay and one of Ramon Martinez who no-hit the Marlins on 07-17-1995. That would even be better.

Displaying home plate from that game is insulting to the Marlins fans. The new park should be about the Marlins accomplishments, of which there are many. I mean, who the heck else does this honoring a player who threw a perfect game against them? I have been to the Texas Rangers new ballpark and they sure don't have anything in the place commemorating Mike Witt's perfect game against them.

I'm all for honoring baseball history, but there is a place for that, and it is New York.

This is absolutely asinine.

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Totally agree!

I was so sick of hearing about that games yesterday. It better not be mentioned again today, or I’ll be the angry emailer tomorrow night!!!

by LadyFish on May 31, 2010 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

i really dont mind it

while i disagree putting it home plate in our new stadium (it didnt happen there)

i dont mind all the pub this is getting. i was at the game, and from the 7th inning on, marlins fans including myself, turned into halladay fans. this obviously never happens, and it is very cool to be a part of history.

You gotta hate to lose more than you want to win

by alwaysafan on May 31, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

What's the problem?

I was recently at Kaufmann Stadium in KC. It was recently renovated and they built a terrific Royals Hall of Fame in left field. In it, they have a screening room with a 10 minute movie about Royals history, both good and bad.

I’m sure the Marlins are planning something similar in the new park. Perhaps it will be a Marlins HOF and a Miami Baseball History Museum. In that case, they should absolutely commemorate the Halladay perfect game, as it is now a part of Miami baseball history. Just like they should include the fact that Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th HR in Miami. In such an exhibit, I would expect them to ackowledge the Marlins fire sales also. They were negative moments for us, but it is a part of the Marlins/South Florida baseball history and should be recognized accordingly.

by fauowls44 on May 31, 2010 12:36 PM EDT reply actions

Jesus what a disgrace. Well done Halladay and all, pat on the back, whatever, but I personally am not excited or proud of the player since he doesn’t play for us, nor am I desperate to be reminded of that game for the rest of eternity.

As a Marlins fan my team lost the game and we looked like crap. Why not put a frickin’ shrine up for the Phillies 2008 World Series or something too. Just remembering all those Phils fans screaming and cheering and taking photos in OUR STADIUM makes me sick — why on earth would our own club want to humiliate us any further.

by LondonDave on May 31, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions

Loria is an idiot

by flmarlins7 on May 31, 2010 8:48 PM EDT reply actions

I say, why not just re-print the tickets for all the seats and sell them?

Go Fish

by hurricane on Jun 1, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

For the record

I will not be purchasing a ticket after the fact, but knock yourself out Phillie fans….

Go Fish

by hurricane on Jun 1, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

i think they are

they said the attendance might end up being 3x more than the actual attendance cause of the size of the huge football stadium.. i think theyre trying to see 74k seats for it..

by flmarlins7 on Jun 2, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Perfect Game

I left in the 8th inning! I cursed out all my friends that were cheering for history. I kept the ticket though, cause I did actually attend the game.

by GMFB on Jun 1, 2010 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

never leave

before the game is over, ever

by Notorious PSC on Jun 6, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

They gonna put the Umpire's mask in there too?

Or maybe Coghlan’s bat that kept getting taken out of his hands by said Umpire?
Look, Congratulations to Roy Halladay for his place in the history books but this is not a Marlins moment. If you want to commemorate our No-Hitters fine, but another team’s perfect game?

The Celtics have "Big Baby," the Jets have "Baby Daddy."

NY Jets = NFL's Chicago Cubs

There's a fine line between hopeful and desperate. Just look @ Jets fans.

by TheFinReaper on Jun 2, 2010 10:50 AM EDT reply actions