Steve Simmons of the Sun talks to another great Toronto righty about Roy Halladay:
"I'd get mad if I had a bad season or a bad game," Stieb said. "That's the way I was. I took everything personally. I don't know if I could have gone through what he went through. And now look at him. He's so in control. He's absolutely commanding."
Dave knows what it's like to have awesome stuff with limited support. He figures he missed out on three 20-win seasons and a Cy Young or two because of shoddy relief, so he's sympathetic to the plight of the current ace.
"Look at that bullpen. He's on his own and inside he knows it. He's not going to get any help. So you push yourself, and you push a little harder. You don't want to rely on anyone else. You can't."
Being a one-man team is a lonely job.
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