Austin Davis was 1,000 miles from Citizens Bank Park — and perhaps even farther in his mind — when he walked into Roy Halladay’s office last spring and dropped himself into the black recliner.
Halladay, the author of a no-hitter, a perfect game, and a Hall of Fame-worthy career, was in his first months on the job as a mental-skills coach for the Phillies. He wanted to spread his knowledge about baseball’s mental side, the aspect to which he credited his career success.
Halladay spent the last eight months of his life working five days in a week at the team’s minor-league complex in Clearwater, Fla.