Looks like John Rocker’s walking away from his attempt to return to Major League Baseball, after a not-so-effective stint with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League (6.50 ERA in 23 games, 19 Ks and 28 BBs in 28 innings).
Last month, I wrote about the time I bumped into Rocker and discovered that his public persona was not exactly the same as his conversational self.
So I’m a little bummed to find that he’s just not able to compete well enough to get back to the big leagues. It would’ve been a nice story, especially if he could’ve demonstrated a little more restraint when confronted with the idiocy and provocation of drunken fans.
On the plus side, this whole episode gives you, dear reader, the opportunity to do something good!
If you head over to Rocker’s website, you’ll find that he’s participating in a 150 km bike-ride charity event for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. If you have a little spare cash and want to pledge some money to the cause, you can do so here. And you get to leave him a personal message.
I clicked past that option too quickly when I made my donation, so I didn’t get to tell him the most important thing: Get a haircut.
