—Blue Jays fans in Toronto and around the world

You are a true ambassador for the sport of baseball. Thank you so much for everything you have done for the Blue Jays and for being a great role model for so many young fans. Watching you pitch is magical. I wish you health and happiness and the success you truly deserve.

—Carmel, Gatineau, QC

Thanks for everything Roy! It won’t be the same around here without you! You have truly touched me and my family and we will never forget you. Can’t wait to see you in 2010. Best of luck!

—Josh, Morrisburg

Thank you Roy, a million times over, I’m gald i had the honor to see you Pitch, and when you’re back in Toronto facing the Jays I’ll have my ticket in hand

Roy, I love baseball, it runs in my blood. I have never been touched by a baseball player the way you have. Not only your talent but also your class will stay here for long. I will ask my kids to look at you as player and as a person.. Thanks for being a living legend!
Rudy.

—Toronto / Havana Cuba

Hate see ya go Roy, but I’ll be rooting for you to get your ring in Philly. Once you get it, how ’bout coming to Toronto to close out your career, and putting those Blue Jay colors into the Hall of Fame down the road.
All the best, Doc.

—Glenn; Seoul, Korea

Roy, it’s been an honor being able to watch you pitch every 5 games for Jays. You’ve done so many great things, for the team, the organization, and wherever you are, on and off the field. I’ve learned many things watching you pitch, and it has helped me become a better pitcher. With the solid defense, and hitting the Phillies have, I can imagine you not losing a game this year. NL Cy Young for sure. Thanks for everything Roy. I will be there to watch you pitch in the Rogers Center in June. Good luck with the rest of your career.

—Kevin, Markham

Roy, I learned something new every time I watched you pitch. You have tought me and so many other people valuable lessons. Best of luck in Philadelphia, I have no doubt that you will win a ring. Damn you Roy, you just made me a Phillies fan!

—Matt, Victoria

Roy, thanks for all that you have done on the field for the Blue Jays and off the field for baseball in Canada.

Best of luck with the Phillies and may that well deserved WS ring be yours in a not too distant future.

—Nat, Toronto

Roy You’re a gentleman, a family man, an outstanding pitcher, and a great example for all the younger fans who watched you play, train and work hard at your trade. It’s been a pleasure watching you. We will keep watching. Hope that you get your ring(s) in Philly as well as more Cy young awards. Wish you a healthy, long career ahead. See ya in Toronto June 2010!!

—Bert F., Toronto

Roy. Your desire and passion for the game have taught us all that by working hard and staying true to yourself, you can achieve the things in the world that seem impossible. From all of us in Toronto, we are eternally grateful for that. Please continue to be the same Doc in Philly as you have been in Toronto for the past 12 years. Congratulations to you and your family and all the best!

—Harvey Ng Lee

Thanks Roy for the great years I have watched you. You have been my favorite athlete of any sport to watch in my forty years. You have brought dignity and respected character to basesball in an era were sports has lost alot of that. I admire your work ethic and competitive nature, you truly are a role model to the millions of kids and adults across Canada. I will miss you as a Jay, but would like to wish you and your family the best of luck in Philly.

—bengough, Sask

Roy, thanks for all the great memories and all your hard work over your years with the Blue Jays. When you look in the dictionary under the word class act, you will find your name. I can’t see anyone replacing the leadership that you provided to the Jays and how your work ethic would rub off on other members of the team.
I will be definetly following/cheering for you in Philly and hope that you win the World Series that you deserve (too bad it didn’t happen in Toronto). I hope to be at the game in Toronto when you return and watch the roof blow off with the applause when you walk on the field.

—Brent, Listowel

Thanks for the memories, Doc. No one will be more delighted than I to see you win a World Series. Go get ‘em, Roy.

—Alexander P., Richmond Hill

Hey Roy,
I had the pleasure of meeting you back in the summer of 2005 at the Molson Amphitheatre when you and your wife were taking in a concert. (I was working there at the time and escourted you to an area where you could get some peace away from some of your fans.)

Thank you for everything you have done for Blue Jays fans in Toronto and across Canada. Your intensity, passion and class will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

All the best to you, your family and your future success in Philadelphia with the Phillies. (The National League won’t know what is coming.) May you win a World Series ring and a few more Cy Young’s on the side.

I hope the next time I will see you will be in Cooperstown at your Hall of Fame induction.

Best wishes.

—Damian Rickards, Toronto

Thanks for all the great memories Roy. This trade will give you something that you deserve, a chance to play for a contender. Here’s to all the memories and wishing you the best for the 2010 season with the Phillies.

—John, Toronto

Thanks Doc for all of the wonderful memories.

—Beth, St. John's, Newfoundland

Roy, you truly are a class act. Thank you for all the hard work you dedicated to the Blue Jays over the years. All the best in the future; I hope you win a title, because you absolutely deserve it. Good luck, and God bless!

—Allison Read, Aurora

Doc, we will miss you so much on our team. I was a huge Jays fan growing up, then had a few years away from it, but you helped get me excited about the game again. I feel like I’ve had a chance to watch one of the greatest, and that I’ll get to describe to baseball fans in the future about how I got to see Doc play for my team. I watch so many games, it’s hard not to feel like a friend is moving away, but hey, I think that’s how a lot of us feel, and why we all wish you the greatest success. We all want to see such a stand-up guy reach the top. All we can offer are our greatest thanks for sticking by us for so long :) I’ll be watching you tear ‘em up in Philly, and will be one of the thousands standing when you come to visit us :)

Roy you were the only thing bring me to the Rogers center by the end of the year and you always made me proude to be a jays fan. Go kill the yankkees and then make your grande return back here. I used to hate the philles until you joined the team. Thanks for some great memories.

—Geordie, Toronto

Roy thanks for the great memories, you’ll be missed here but definitely if someone deserve a chance to play a post season and win it this is Roy Halladay!
Good Luck Doc and thanks again to bring and let us being part of your beautiful and unique pitching style !!!

—Cesar Hernandez, Toronto / Mexico City

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