“Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay” is the best-selling baseball book in the U.S. and Canada!
“The Roy Halladay story has so many levels.… [Todd Zolecki] fearlessly explores them all in Doc.”
— Jayson Stark, The Athletic
“Beautifully written by Todd Zolecki. Was an excellent depiction of the baseball and personal life of the fiercest, most accountable teammate, son, father, husband, and friend.”
— Ruben Amaro Jr., former Phillies general manager
“Great writing by Todd Zolecki.”
— Dan Plesac, MLB Network
“Highly recommend.”
— John Barr, host of ESPN’s E:60 documentary “Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story”
“Compelling ... Zolecki’s work is meticulous in detail ... leads readers on a compassionate journey ... artfully and respectfully paints the picture [of Halladay].”
“Can’t recommend it enough. Read it in two days. Floored by the breadth of the reporting and how Todd handled such a sad and complicated story.”
— Jesse Dougherty, The Washington Post
“Can’t put it down.”
— Ben Davis, Phillies broadcaster
“The detail Todd uncovered through writing it is remarkable.”
— Matt Gelb, The Athletic
“If you’re interested in digging deeper into the Halladay story you should … be picking up a copy of the book from [Todd Zolecki]. It’s extremely well researched and a great read.”
— Gregor Chisholm, Toronto Star
“Very powerful book from Todd Zolecki on Doc.”
— John Clark, NBC Sports Philadelphia
“He wrote a masterpiece of a book.”
— Angelo Cataldi, SportsRadio 94WIP Philadelphia
“Six best new baseball biography books to read in 2020.”
“Zolecki’s book goes into detail about all of Halladay’s life, including the Hall of Fame pitcher’s passion for baseball, hard work and airplanes, driven by a father who shared the same name. Read the book and you can relive Halladay’s remarkable career, including his perfect game and a postseason no-hitter against Cincinnati, through the eyes of others. It’s a nice way to remember an incredible pitcher and ultra-intense competitor.”
— Bob Brookover, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“What a great book! I highly recommend it!”
— Dusty Wathan, Phillies third base coach
“A very worthwhile read for Blue Jays and Phillies fans, or for any baseball fan, for that matter. Captures him extremely well.”
— Dan Shulman, ESPN and Blue Jays broadcaster
“The book provides … gripping narrative.”
— Marc Topkin, The Tampa Bay Times
“This is just a tremendous piece of art by the great Todd Zolecki who does a wonderful job chronically the life and career of the irrepressible Roy Hallady. I highly recommend getting yourself a copy.”
“Highly recommend. Level of detail is amazing. Well-told story.”
— Steve Gilbert, MLB.com
“One of the best books ever read. I can put myself in his shoes a lot when I was in MILB. His work ethic will be untouchable but his passion in baseball is the exact same I have. Baseball is our lives and I’ll never take a day for granted.”
— Jeff Urlaub, Oakland A’s scout
The Philadephia Inquirer’s Extra Innings podcast
Baseball by the Book podcast
The Drive TSN 1200 Ottawa
The Good Phight podcast
Phillies Nation podcast
“Zolecki’s reporting here is thorough and, because of that, Halladay’s folk hero-to-Greek tragedy life story is told in vivid detail from those who knew him best. ”
— Ryan Lawrence, Sun Newspapers
“Comprehensive and compelling page-turner that provides an honest and exhaustive look into this very private pitching legend.”
— Kevin Glew, Cooperstowners in Canada
94WIP with Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger
MLB Network
City News Toronto
Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg
Live virtual event with Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy
NBC Sports Philadelphia
CBS Philly
97.3 ESPN
Press Conference
with Jim DeLorenzo
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