Posted on 04/11/2005 9:13:57 AM PDT by cowboyway
John Rocker signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League on Thursday. The left-handed reliever became the center of controversy while with the Atlanta Braves in 1999 when he made derogatory comments in a Sports Illustrated article about gays and minorities. He agreed to a one-year deal with the Ducks. "John Rocker wants to pitch on Long Island," Ducks pitching coach and former big leaguer Dave LaPoint said. "He had opportunities to pitch elsewhere and he chose to pitch here."
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LOL! I love Rocker, he tells it like it is!!!
I wish him the best. He is married now, so he should be more settled down.
He will be a BIG draw!!! the man the crowds love to hate.
He must not have taken a course in Political Correctness 101.
Like Rush comments on McNabb and comments by Jimmy the Greek...the word police for the left are always on their witch hunts.
The Number 7 Train doesn't go to Long Island, does it?
I don't know and hope I never find out, but I just loved his comment on playing for a New York team and about the number 7 train:
"I would retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the [Number] 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're [riding through] Beirut next to some kid with purple hair next to some queer with AIDS right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing."
In New York, Only the Strong Survive.
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