We passed military police lined shoulder-to-shoulder around two buses, apparently to protect visiting players from flying objects after the game. It was reminiscent of Shea Stadium in June of 2000 for John Rocker’s first visit back after his Sports...

Houston, an Enterprise insurance agent, filmed a scene in July for an upcoming episode of the HBO comedy series “Eastbound and Down.” The show stars Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a down-on-his-luck former major league baseball player reminiscent of...

Rocker uses his book to make clear his views on immigrants. He writes that he welcomes those who are legal, who want to assimilate, learn english and adapt to american culture. But he also says, “If you are that kind of immigrant that comes here,...

A dozen years after a single interview ruined ex-Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker's reputation, he talks about those infamous quotes and remains outspoken in his brand new book. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/1436852174001/1/One-on-one-interview-with-John-Rockerhttp://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/wxia/34310441001/34310441001_1436361864001_ari-origin29-arc-144-1328540910096.jpg?pubId=34310441001A...

Rocker acknowledges, "It's about me. It is. The guy wears 49, is a Braves pitcher, he's a bit of a hothead, it's kind of obvious." So while the inspired version of Rocker lives on in Hollywood, John Rocker's real life is pretty low key. He is dating...

It's the last sentence of the bit zonk quoted that makes me smile. It's not actually all that ridiculous to assume that Rocker knows enough Spanish to order a cup of coffee; he played with a lot of Hispanic teammates over the years, and it's not like...