If the Jays wanted to audition Doc for potential trade suitors (not that it's really necessary), today can only help.
Versus the Red Sox, Halladay went the distance. Stop me if you've heard this before. W, 9 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 105 pitches. Doc retired his final 11 batters and threw 78 of 105 pitches for strikes. Just another vintage Halladay performance.
It remains to be seen if this was Halladay's last start for the Blue Jays. When asked about Halladay after the game, Terry Francona had this gem:
“I stand by what I said the other day,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona joked. “They should have traded him the other day, and to a National League team.”
Again, let's not forget that Halladay does what he does versus the AL East. I would love to see what he would do in the National League. We may get to find out soon enough.
