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Originally Posted by Gozer
"How valuable is Halladay, not just on-field but to the business of the Jays? Consider that for his five home starts this season, the Jays have averaged 34,002 fans. For the other 16 home games, they’ve averaged just 18,301. No other pitcher – not Clemens, David Wells, Dave Stieb or Pat Hentgen – has meant that much in terms of attendance.”
-Wilner's blog
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Not to dismiss that Doc draws a few people in, but keep in mind that two of those starts are opening day which is usually a capacity crowd. Plus the other one was A.J. Burnett and the Yankees which arguably contributed to the draw as much as anything. So if you take out those two starts I think the average is still around 29,000 when he's on the hill which is a big increase. No doubt in terms of a starting pitcher, he's fantastic bang for the buck for what he gives on and off the field.
There isn't a player in Baseball who hasn't played a playoff game who's more deserving than Halladay. Although I imagine Moon will debate that.
