I remember him. Made me laugh big-time. What his haters didn’t know is what I learned from him. I learned how to get to Shea stadium when the giants were in town.
“I get on the 7 going to the ballpark and I’m sitting next to some queer with aids and
he’s sitting next to a woman on welfare with 4 kids sitting next to her boyfriend who just got out of jail for the 4th time”.
“I tell you man it’s depressing.
The only guy who made me laugh more was Bernie Goetz. The 7 car is that one that goes from Times Square to the ballpark.
Ok. After reading the article I got some specifics wrong-that’s ok. I got the gist of it.
If I recall, Rocker’s beef with NY began with Mets fans throwing projectiles like batteries at him while he was in the bullpen.