Dear John Rocker,
What can I really say about you that hasn’t been said before? You are probably the most famous pitcher to pitch 5 seasons or less in MLB history. Things started off pretty good for you back in 1999 when you became the Atlanta Braves’ full time closer. You converted 38 saves and had an ERA of 2.49 in over 70 appearances. Not too shabby. Then, like many fallen celebrities, you chose to literally go insane.
It was all downhill for you after that “Sports Illustrated” article in January of 2000. Speaking about New York City, you uttered this gem of a quote:
“It’s the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you’re in Beruit riding 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……The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?”
Wow. Not much to do there except shake my head. You even went on to call a black teammate a “fat monkey.”
Kudos to the New York Met’s fans who booed you and chanted “Asshole, Asshole” when you made your next appearance in NYC after serving a suspension for those ridiculous comments.
Your career was pretty much over at that point, and you never recovered. This only means one thing. Not that people couldn’t take your comments, but that you were/are a HACK. A lucky schmuck who got his big break only to fuck it all up. Your last MLB appearance was in early ‘03.
Amazingly, you have continued your douchebaggery after your career has ended.
In 2006 you claimed to have a book in the works, which still has not been published. You also started your “Speak English” campaign that year, a not-so-brilliant campaign, with not-so-brilliant results, and certainly T-Shirts that, quite frankly really could have been more attractive.
Your two most recent newsworthy stories?
1. Feb 2008 – You said in an ATL radio interview that “Bud Selig knew in the year 2000 that John Rocker was taking the juice”. (Sounds much cooler since you said it in 3rd person, no?)
2. Just a week ago, on Jan 22, 2009, you were thrown out of an Atlanta hotel grand opening after verbally assaulting a local broadcaster. The real question here is: Who invited you? and what type of shitty guest list that must have been.
Oh yeah, and if you still aren’t convinced of your own douchebagness, check out these photos I found of you:
In conclusion, John Rocker, I really don’t care where you are. Wherever it is, please stay there. Maybe it’s some island with other white English speaking, juiced-up has-beens.
The Mixtape Monster Blog
5 responses so far ↓
Dirt // January 28, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I’ve been MIA on the commenting, but this is classic
benjibbles // January 28, 2009 at 2:16 pm
i used to love some john rocker, i was a braves fan, even though i sucked immensely at baseball. i have since stopped following baseball for the most part (still hate the yanks, F the Yankees). john rocker is a serious douchebag, looks very guido atlantic beach in that last picture. here is another guido moment from the atlanta party. http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08pUgWH1F56wP/340x.jpg
how can that lady stand to b w/ rocker?
The Mixtape Monster // January 28, 2009 at 2:23 pm
1. Maybe he doesn’t realize she isn’t white.
2. Maybe that silk zip shirt has something to do with it. I heard ladies love that shit.
sliz // January 28, 2009 at 6:26 pm
simply funny
mike b // January 28, 2009 at 6:31 pm
The sad thing about Rocker’s comments is that half the country silently agreed with him, voted for Bush that November, and allowed our country to decline at a pace mirroring that idiot’s career.