Rocker to retire and be stock broker? LOL... Read this

Rocker considering retirement

ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) –- Beleaguered Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker may not report to the minors at all, but instead may consider retiring from baseball altogether.

In an interview with Atlanta radio station WKLS on Wednesday, Rocker said, "I don’t know if I’m even going down or not. I’m still pretty chapped about the whole situation.

"[I'm] just not wanting to play anymore. Just shut it down."

Rocker said he had a number of career options he could pursue.

"There’s plenty of things I can do besides deal with the headaches of this garbage every single day," Rocker said. "I’d be a stock broker probably. There’s something to be said for having a job that’s not just a complete headache."

Rocker was assigned to Class AAA Richmond on Monday and still has until Thursday to report to the team. The demotion came one day after Rocker had a heated confrontation with Sports Illustrated reporter Jeff Pearlman, who wrote the article last year in which the reliever made disparaging remarks about minorities, gays and foreigners. Rocker was fined a reported $5,000 by the Braves for that confrontation.

After being suspended for the first two weeks of the season because of those remarks in SI, Rocker has struggled at times, walking 25 batters in 18 1/3 innings. For the season, Rocker has 10 saves and a 3.93 ERA.
http://www.cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/news/2000/06/07/rocker_retirement/

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Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.

[This message has been edited by The Cat (edited June 07, 2000).]