Roy Halladay has not seen the field that much this season, but that certainly is not stopping the pitcher from remaining close the happenings of his Philadelphia Phillies. As the team continues to slide in the National League East, Halladay was well-aware a change needed to happen. That change came in the form of long-time manager Charlie Manuel getting fired. Halladay supports the team move, but believes the failure of this season does not solely fall on the manager.

"From what I've seen, Ryne came in and made some changes and addressed some issues that I think were being overlooked," Halladay said, via NJ.com. "So from that standpoint, as much as I miss Charlie, I think that Ryne is going to do a good job, and I think he's going to bring back a little more of the Phillie baseball style than we've had the last couple of years. We really haven't had that whole team effort and that whole team hustle that I think we've had in the prior years."

Halladay believes that the overall attitude of the team must change. Players need more discipline. They need to spend more time at batting practice and working in the field. The pitcher believes a lot of little things need to be adjusted after the one big move.

Halladay is making it clear that he has a world of respect for Manuel. He notes the team really had a great relationship with the manager and appreciated everything he did for the Phillies organization.

"But I really felt like a lot was lost in translation with respect to Charlie. I just want to make that clear. I don't endorse any manager's firing. The players get managers fired. Any time a manager is fired as a player you feel like you haven't done your job," Halladay said. "Really, that's it. I just want to make sure the air is clear there. I talked to Charlie and we're good. But I wanted him to know that I really enjoyed playing for him and as far as managers have gone, he's the best I've ever been around."

Halladay is hoping to get back sometime this season in order to help the team. The right-hander has looked inconsistent in his starts with Low-A Lakewood. In six innings he gave up seven hits and three walks while only reaching 87 mph on his fastball.

The Phillies are trying to hurry things up by bumping the veteran up to Double-A on Sunday. The pitcher is still recovering from surgery on May 16 to repair a torn rotator cuff. He has not played with the Phillies since May 5. Prior to his injury he had an 8.65 ERA over 34-plus innings.