http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings100408Are aces wild? So far, Roy Halladay's new teammates in Philadelphia have only one complaint about him: He's a little too professional. Quiet. Laid-back. Businesslike. That'll never work in that clubhouse.
Toward the end of spring training, as we were working on a piece about who would win the World Series if it were decided "American Idol"-style, we asked Jimmy Rollins what Simon Cowell would think of Halladay. The shortstop shook his head dejectedly.
"He'd think [the ace] was talented, but he's not a rock star," Rollins said. "Know what I'm saying? He can do everything good. He just doesn't have that persona of a rock star. They'd have to bring him along a little bit, which we're working on here also."
In other words, they've been trying to lure Halladay out of his shell slightly, only to find that "well, Roy is Roy," Rollins said, almost sadly. "We've been trying to tell him, 'You can't do that here. You've got to let it fly a little bit.'"
So far, not so good, it appears. But then again, it's early.
"We're trying to figure him out a little bit," Rollins said. "I'm sure he's trying to do the same. But we're like, 'Once you become a rock star, then you'll really be good.'"
Poor Roy Halladay. He thought he had baseball figured out. Then he decided he wanted to get traded to Philadelphia. Uh, careful what you wish for.
