A day after the State of the Schmidt, Jimmy Rollins spoke at length for the first time at camp in Clearwater.

The highlights:

On his fancy earrings: "My jeweler said you don't want to spend a lot of money on earrings; so anybody trying to get something for their wife or something, don't spend a lot on the earrings because they're just an accessory. Youmight as well get cubic zirconiums."

On the banquets after winning the MVP than Ryan Howard said made him gani a few extra pounds last year: "I definitely learned: 'Don't do every dinner.' Those steaks and potatoes and vegetables taste good but they can make you lazy."


On other major leaguers with "style":
"Big Papi has great style. Manny Ramirez probably has the best style. He's in his own category. I like C.C. But that's kind of a homeboy thing, turning his hat to the side. Dontrelle? He's a freak of nature. Not a lot of people can do what he does. But I definitely like the flair Manny has. He's just crazy. Reyes? Reyes has style too. He definitely has a lot of style."


On Utley's style, or lack of: "Utley doesn't have any style, but he's working on it. I'm trying to help him in his marketability, make him the face of Tastykake."


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DAILY LINKS

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D-Day for Howard 2/21

Rollins strikes back to Beltran, Mets 2/21

Schmidt on Phils, steroids 2/20