John Rocker

John Loy Rocker (born October 17 1974) is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, who played the better-known part of his career in 3 1/2 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, before being traded to the Cleveland Indians. He later played with the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is a native of Macon, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta.

Post-controversy

At first Atlanta Braves fans were willing to support him. However, Rocker suffered intense taunting from opposing teams' fans, especially those of the New York Mets (whose city was a special target of Rocker's ire). This began to affect his performance. Rocker was traded to the Indians, and later to the Rangers. In 2003, he played two games for the Devil Rays before being released.

Related Topics:
Atlanta Braves - New York Mets - 2003

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Rocker made his screen debut in the 2002 horror comedy The Greenskeeper as a murderous golf-club groundskeeper.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311231/combined

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He took the 2004 season off to recover from surgery on his left shoulder. In 2005, he signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League in an attempt to revive his career. In April, 2005, he asked New Yorkers to "bury the hatchet", claiming his willingness to play in Long Island proved he had matured since his controversial comments.

Related Topics:
2004 - 2005 - Long Island Ducks - Atlantic League - April - 2005

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He was released on June 27, 2005, and through a statement released by the team said, "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... I have elected to take a step back and re-evaluate the options available to me."

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