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Saying good-bye to my boy Roy

I'm a Obscene Jays fan. For a long time now, I've watched and nurtured and basked in the pride oneself of all that is Roy Halladay. And I've been watching with excruciating anticipation as the will-he/won't-he trade play-acting for his services has played out. Next week, some contender will probably end up getting the ballplayer and the man. But I've found some lesser comfort in knowing they can't have the symbol he has become to the Jays fans and Canadians who are still cheering.

To get wind of my relationship as a Jays fan to our boy Roy, you need to understand what it is to be a Canadian in a as a rule American sports world.

"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No of importance how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt."

Source: ESPN