Even though it might appear otherwise from what I've said, I am not a racist. I should not have said what I did because it is not what I believe in my heart.
"John Loy Rocker" is a retired United States/American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers, and the Tampa Bay Rays/Tampa Bay Devil Rays as well as the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed. He is a native of Macon, Georgia/Macon, Georgia (U.S. state)/Georgia and lives in Atlanta.
More John Rocker on Wikipedia.Totally unprofessional and out of line.
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.
As a forum to retaliate at all the wrong injustices that had been done towards me and towards a lot of my teammates -- and I just went a little too far.
[Describing himself as a] big-time extrovert, ... The last thing I want to do ... is offend people and ostracize myself.
My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.
I want everybody to understand that my emotions fuel my competitive desire. They are a source of energy for me. However, I have let my emotions get the best of my judgment.
I'll admit I said something I shouldn't have said.
I ain't watching you do this crap. If you want to use some common sense here and try to upgrade your pitching, then we're going to stay. But if not, forget it.
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