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Originally Posted by statfreak
well I am glad to see it. I like John Rocker and hopes he does well enough to make it back to the big leagues. It saddens me that people are ignorant enough to believe that he is really a homophobic racist. Either people have not read his original comments are just are that dumb.
You all know that several of his hispanic and black minor league teammates used to live in his parents house with him. Tell me, does a racist usually let the minority he despises so much live with him?!?
Obviously people are going to believe what they want, regardless of the facts and truth. I have no desire to argue with any one's opinion and wish Mr. Rocker the best of luck in his comeback attempt.
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I thought he was treated very badly in that SI interview. It's clear that he's a country boy and felt completely out of place in New York. Needless to say, he didn't explain it very well, and he's paid dearly. The firestorm and his reaction to it cost him his career. From what I know about Long Island, if he's far enough east, the fans will be OK with him. Most of them don't like to go into the big city, either. I wish him well, too, but I think he's done.