John Rocker released by minor league team

[Bluebear]

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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- John Rocker, 30, was released Monday by the Long Island Ducks after the pitcher told the Atlantic League team he wanted to reassess his future.

Rocker joined the Ducks in April and went 0-2 with a 6.50 ERA in 23 games, striking out 19 and walking 28 in 18 innings.

``After pitching for two months with the Long Island Ducks, the consistency required to pitch at the major league level, and the consistency I demand from myself, are not where they should be,'' Rocker said in a statement released by the team. ``As a result, I have elected to take a step back and re-evaluate the options available to me.''

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-ducks-rockerreleased&prov=ap&type=lgns

[marmar]

1. Oh well...

I'm sure there's a Grand Wizard position open in the local KKK chapter.

[rpannier]

2. He's still playing?

I thought he had joined some survivalist group and was living in the woods somewhere waiting for the race war.

[americanstranger]

3. Hey, that's great!

We live a couple of blocks away from the ducks' ball park, but we weren't going to any games because they hired that dickhead.

Cool. At least we'll get to go out to a game this season.

=as

[Bluebear]

4. Excellent! Enjoy the same bigot-free!

:toast:

[OneBlueSky]

5. maybe he has a future as an icon . . .

you know, like Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron . . . after all, he suffered just as much as they did . . . just ask him . . .

what a dweeb . . .

[WhollyHeretic]

6. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy