Choosing a Travel Destination For Doc Halladay

Have you MLB betting fans gotten sick of Roy Halladay trade talk yet?

Well, you best get used to it, as the rumors will keep swirling until Doc moves. Remember that Sean Connery movie Medicine Man? Me neither, but I do know it was about some sort of travelling doctor. We can think of Doc Halladay the same way, as many contending teams have boo-boos that desperately need fixing and are doing everything in their power to fly him to their fly-infested villages.

It's time to assess Halladay's potential suitors from a different perspective. Pundits everywhere are talking about which city gives the Blue Jays the best return for him, and while that's a good topic to discuss and bet on at your offshore sportsbook, you can read that anywhere. Let's assess Halladay's travel destinations from a Halladay fan's perspective.

Where's the "coolest" place for Halladay to land? For example, we know the Boston and New York would not be cool. Large market is good, tainting your image with rich evil empire is bad. Let's try these other destinations on for size:

St. Louis

Big enough market and he would join Albert Pujols to form the best hitter/pitcher tandem on the planet. Imagine those two playing in the same game, with Chris Carpenter due to pitch the next day? You could hike the price per head in St. Louis.

Los Angeles (Dodgers)

The market's huge and the Dodgers have patiently awaited their turn for a championship. Seeing Halladay mow down the Phillies and, hopefully, Yankees and Red Sox in a classic Dodgers uni would be sweet.

Milwaukee

The Brewers aren't buying, unless you ask Ryan Braun, but Milwaukee would be a cool home for Halladay because of his blue collar mentality. Don't you think those sausage-swallowing, beer guzzling fans would be all over Roy? He'd be a god.

Chicago (Cubs)

See a trend forming here? Basically, Doc needs to go to the NL Central, full of storied teams, good fans and some weak lineups to mow through. If any pitcher wouldn't be scared of the Cubs' curse, it's Doc.

There you have it; these aren't my official MLB picks for where he will go, but just where I think he should go for the sake of baseball itself. Come on, NL Central!