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If pitching a no-hitter in the playoffs wasn't enough, Roy Halladay went to the zoo with a Philadelphia blogger today.
Zoowithroy.com started back in 2010. the writer mused about how great it would be to go to the zoo with roy. He created pictures in MSPaint of him and roy and the zoo
Over the years it's become one of the better Phillies blogs and has been written up in multiple media outlets (including apparently an interview on ESPN).
Well today, while in town to throw out the first pitch at the Phillies game, Roy took the time to join the blogger for a day at the zoo.
Zoowithroy.com started back in 2010. the writer mused about how great it would be to go to the zoo with roy. He created pictures in MSPaint of him and roy and the zoo
Over the years it's become one of the better Phillies blogs and has been written up in multiple media outlets (including apparently an interview on ESPN).
Well today, while in town to throw out the first pitch at the Phillies game, Roy took the time to join the blogger for a day at the zoo.
As I was planning today’s trip with Bonnie Clark (VP of Communications and zoo trips for the Phillies), I marvelled at how Roy was before, and is now, the perfect muse for the bolg. As a player, his stoic demeanor and unparalleled focus pretty much made him the most ironic- and funny- choice to be this website's namesake back in 2010. Not only was Roy a dominant new player to get excited about in the midst of historic Phillies success, but he was also (seemingly) the type of personality that would never in a million years acknowledge such an absurdity as “Zoo With Roy dot com.”
But now that he’s retired, my how things have taken a turn! Roy joined Twitter this year and instantly endeared himself to the fanbase in a new way-- namely posting selfies of himself eating ice cream and flying planes and talking about cropdusting the remainder of the Four Aces (and Joe Blanton). The man who broke faces with his intensity is now breaking them with hilariousness and a playful side that we never got to see as a player. For instance, the Nag saw one of his recent tweets and said that he’s adorable; in 2010 could you imagine anyone on the entire planet calling Roy Halladay adorable? No. The answer to that question is no. I never expected it to happen, but in a lot of ways Roy’s post-retirement fun side has blended perfectly with the bolg ethos. He also really seems to get it.
And I guess today kind of proves that.
But now that he’s retired, my how things have taken a turn! Roy joined Twitter this year and instantly endeared himself to the fanbase in a new way-- namely posting selfies of himself eating ice cream and flying planes and talking about cropdusting the remainder of the Four Aces (and Joe Blanton). The man who broke faces with his intensity is now breaking them with hilariousness and a playful side that we never got to see as a player. For instance, the Nag saw one of his recent tweets and said that he’s adorable; in 2010 could you imagine anyone on the entire planet calling Roy Halladay adorable? No. The answer to that question is no. I never expected it to happen, but in a lot of ways Roy’s post-retirement fun side has blended perfectly with the bolg ethos. He also really seems to get it.
And I guess today kind of proves that.
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