Retired Numbers - Toronto Blue Jays

 Going into this project, I figured some teams would be a pain (like the Yankees and their 347 retired numbers) while teams like the Devil Rays would be done quick and easy. I assumed the Blue Jays were gonna be the former, because I recall some time ago that while they didn't retire numbers, they did honor their best ever in the "Level of Excellence" which is their version of Monument Park or a team hall of fame, and I would do that to highlight the best Blue Jays ever....
Since I'm not a Blue Jays fan, I missed it when they began to retire numbers to honor Roberto Alomar when he became the first player going into the Hall of Fame with a Blue Jays hat.
Then...well...things happened in the world of Roberto, and now he's banned from baseball and the Jays unretired his number.

...But there's still one Blue Jay who wasn't a creep!


#32 - Roy Halladay


The problem with playing in the American League East is you often get overshadowed by the two big dogs in New York and Boston, but Halladay found a way to shine anyway while with the Blue Jays. He came up for a cup of coffee in 1998 then the entire run of the original Showdown cards chronicled his ascent to elite status, including his Cy Young award in 2003. 6 of his 8 all star nods came while in Canada. Roy regularly pitched over 200 inning a year when healthy and began in Toronto a string of 5 straight season leading the league in CG.