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Boston radio host mocks Roy Halladay: ‘He got what he deserved’

There was an outpouring of sympathy and reverence for who Roy Halladay was and what he accomplished after his death Tuesday in a plane crash.

And there was what Michael Felger said on a Boston radio station.

Felger, co-host of CBS Boston’s “Felger & Massarotti,” went on a long rant about Halladay on his show Wednesday. He disparaged Halladay and mocked his decision to take up flying planes as a hobby.

“‘Weee! Weee!'” Felger said, mocking Halladay. “‘Yeah, man, look at the G-force on this! I’m Maverick [from ‘Top Gun’]. Yeah, man, look at this, it’s so cool!’ And you die. Splat. And it’s over. So you’re that guy? You have to do that?

“‘Weee! Oh, look, I just landed on the water, everybody. I’m gonna tweet it!’ Splat. You’re dead. Two kids. Moron.”





Halladay died when his small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. A two-time Cy Young award winner, he was 40 years old. Former teammates and foes lauded him for his work ethic and dedication to his family.

Felger saw things differently.

“It just sort of angers me,” he sneered. “You care that little about your life? Or the life of your family? Your little joyride is that important to you? … I’m sorry, dude, you’re on your own. I’ve got no sympathy for you.

“If I die helicopter skiing, you have the right to do the exact same thing I’m doing to Roy Halladay. He got what he deserved.”

Felger’s co-host, Tony Massarotti, decided to weigh in on the topic after an avalanche of negative online reaction.





“If you haven’t seen the Halladay video, watch,” Massarotti tweeted. “And then try to tell me your thoughts haven’t changed.”





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