UPDATE: ESPN ran this story yesterday evening with the "Bud Selig is a clown that should die" quote, which they then pulled from their story later in the evening. The quote is still in the New York Daily News, though no other sources are reporting it. We will certainly keep you updated in our quest to discover whether or not Rocker actually thinks Selig is a clown. SECOND UPDATE: Atlanta radio station Rock 100.5 has posted the podcast of its interview with Rocker. The rip on Selig happens at the 11:35 mark.
As if baseball's whole steroid saga couldn't get any more ridiculous, John Rocker has now inserted himself back into the discussion. The former Major League pitcher (at right with girlfriend Alicia Marie), you'll recall, was heavily criticized for making statements to Sports Illustrated in 2000 that were viewed as insensitive to many groups. He's in the limelight again as he gave interviews to two different radio stations in Atlanta Monday and, get this, said some incredibly inflammatory things. The quote everyone will be talking about Tuesday is Rocker actually saying, "Bud Selig is a clown and should do the entire world a favor and kill himself."
Then comes the real news:
Later Monday, he told Atlanta sports talk radio station 680 The Fan that "between 40 to 50 percent of baseball players are on steroids" and "in 2000 Bud Selig knew John Rocker was taking the juice."
Last March, Rocker told ESPN Radio that, by his own guess, "less than 10 percent" of players were using illegal performance-enhancing substances while he was in the majors.
So, you're telling me that John Rocker is a blowhard that will say anything to get people to pay attention to him? I feel shocked! As much as people wanted and received their pound of flesh from the Mitchell Report, it's done nothing but make baseball look bad since its release. Without even talking about the ridiculous Clemens/McNamee saga, the report has given an open door to slimeballs like Rocker and Jose Canseco to make a quick buck and stay in the news, which they're gleefully doing. How many black eyes can one sport give itself?

















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
2-11-2008 @ 8:15PM
Paul Roark said...
Who's the babe?
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2-11-2008 @ 8:24PM
Say what! said...
I'd say she may have used some HGH for those luscious ta-tas ...
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2-11-2008 @ 8:21PM
Adam said...
probably a stripper, which Atlanta is famous for anyways..
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2-11-2008 @ 8:50PM
Jimbo said...
John Rocker, do AMERICA a favor and move to another country! You are a communist pig and America doesn't need YOU!
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2-11-2008 @ 8:59PM
Joe Land said...
Well he is right about Selig for the most part. He is a slimeball and a HUGE DISGRACE TO THE GAME even bigger than Rocker. He knew good and well what was going on. WE ALL DID, if you followed baseball. A Dr or a trashman, everyone who followed the game knew what was going on. Why get on the high horse now Bud ? He is a joke. As far as I am concerned BUD, BARRY, McGwire, Pete, Ty and several others can be the first group inducted into the BASTARDS HALL OF FAME.
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2-11-2008 @ 10:01PM
Doc said...
Hey baseball has kept the public in the dark..If
you remember years ago they blamed it on the Juiced
baseball... Baseball spent all kinds of money testing baseballs... Look back to then , that was
the start of steroids... Everyone in the clubhouses
knew this ... After Brady Anderson jacked 50 Hrs
the red lights should have gone off... But for years
baseball exec conned the public... Now they go , we
had no idea... Remember teams haven't paid for this,
the public has paid with high costs for seats...
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2-11-2008 @ 10:03PM
Alex Smith said...
OK sexist pigs. It's not a stripper. It's Ms. Bikini Universe 2004, Alicia Marie.
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2-11-2008 @ 10:56PM
Tony Frisa said...
Let's face it, Rocker's less than a has-been, he's had his 15 minutes of fame and blew it. Now he languishes in obscurity by appearing on half rate television shows (like Joes vs. Pros...where he even gave up hits to amateurs) and making ridiculous statements like this. This guy lives for controversy because it's the only attention he can get, from insulting ethnic minorities and homosexuals in New York to wishing death on another human being. It's no shock he was on steroids, and notice he not only doesn't deny it, he almost seems proud of it. Get a life Rocker. Instead of admitting that he had a problem, he has to involve everyone else. Watch for him to be the next Canseco and throw his ex-team mates under the bus just to keep his name in the headlines. History will show Rocker not to be a stain on the game, more like a skid-mark. I'm not a big fan of Selig, in fact I'd be the first in line to watch him get booted out of his Commisioner's chair, but these statements really cross the boundaries of good taste. Why not keep your mouth shut and fade away, and stop being such a drama queen, your 15 minutes are over, now go away.
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2-11-2008 @ 11:18PM
Tyrek Young said...
I don't care who the gorgeous woman is. I don't care that Rocker is racist or a communist pig. I don't care if I mispell any words or if my grammar is not perfect. What I care about and what the rest of us should care about is the fact that there is more than a possibity that Selig knew about steroids beingused just like everyone else did. If that is so, then he needs to step down immediately as commish. We sport fans should unite together and demand it. We shouldn't be angry over silly comments posted or the fact that these guys are doing steroids. What we should be angry at is the fact that they all feel that they can just piss on us and say that it is raining. Who are we anyway? we're just the fans and we don't count. Wrong, we pay their salary and we make them all rich by buying their merchandise. So, I think that at least we deserve some dignity, respect and truth.
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2-12-2008 @ 12:19AM
TJ said...
Rocker is right about one thing: New York is a scum-bag city, and yea, it has a lot of scum-bag fruits.
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2-12-2008 @ 1:05AM
how do you spell mookie said...
If you ain't cheatin youain't trying! Maybe the Giants should forfeit the 1962 NL pennant to the Dodgers for digging up the basepath between 2nd and 3rd and filling it with water and sand to slow down Maury Wills. Maybe the Chargers should be rewarded the 1982 AFC Championship rings for the Bengals groundcrew opening up the doors at one end of the field every time the Chargers had the ball; and closing them again when the Bengals had the ball. Maybe Selig and his cronies are just sly old foxes who made a ton of money off the players roid usage. Maybe Rep Waxman, should resign for wasting our money and dittos to Sen Specter. How about trying the two of them for High Treason. If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
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2-12-2008 @ 1:20AM
RdsknCritic said...
Personally, I wouldn't care if the athletes were main lining transmission fluid, snorting gun powder or drinking antifreeze. I wanna see a 500 ft. homerun and a 110 mph fastball. But since all of you baseball fans are up in arms about this steroid and HGH mess, lets begin with the root of the problem. Bud Selig and the owners are guilty of the following actions (or inactions if you prefer): aiding and abetting, conspiracy, collusion, fraud and accessory during and after the fact. These guys should be front and center before the Congress. Selig and his boys have been fostering a big lie for too many years and I believe that a thorough investigation should be instituted to find out exactly who knew, when they knew and how much they knew.
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2-12-2008 @ 1:51AM
Ralph Garcia said...
rdskncritic, needs to go back to WWE, WWF, or whatever they call that tainted steroid sport of wrestling and leave the steroids out of baseball. Take john "Off his Rocker" and Jose Crapseco with you. That's the sport where all the steroids users and the steroid fans belong. We baseball fans want to see a legitimate game with no mercanaries for hires. If someone breaks a baseball record, it should be done with a great hard work ethic and not with a needle in their arm. If you also want to see someone on drugs go pick up a tabloid with Britney Spears on it as your local supermarket. If Bud Selig also wants to make baseball better then besides having drug testing and banning players who test positive, he should expand first rounds of the playoffs to best of seven series instead of the best of five format it is now. A lot of team have come back to win after being down 3 games to 1 in the best of seven format. It'll make more money by having more games instead of hiking up the prices of concessions or parking by $20. Also theh first round of the playoffs are over even before the teams are warmed up.
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2-12-2008 @ 1:59AM
Ralph Garcia said...
Hey I noticed that in this photo that maybe John "Off his" Rocker has changed. Do you notice that the woman he's with looks Asian? In the past he said racist statements. Then look at the way, he's dressed. He looks like some pretty boy Ricky Martin closet gay type in the style he's dressed. The pants and shirt are almost skin tight like gay guys wear. There's an old saying, "crazy like a fox." I think that Rocker may either want a talk show of his own, a book deal, or a role in a Hollywood film. It wouldn't surprise me as he's just a mercanary for hire out for money and really doesn't love baseball.
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2-12-2008 @ 2:55AM
Maggie69 said...
Rocker seems to HATE everyone; gay people, people with different colored hair, Selig, blah, blah, blah.... I have to say that I am surprised that he doesn't hate black people; especially since he's with that beautiful woman on his arm. I guess his hate is particular. LOL Such a loser!
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2-12-2008 @ 6:03AM
KMAC said...
I think this MAY be the end of JOHNNY BOY. I believe comments like these can get you in REAL trouble. we'll see how Bud goes about playing this out.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:03AM
teamsprtcncpts said...
As a boy I grew up loving baseball.I took a transistor radio into school and listen to the World Series back in the early sixties.Now, after that last strike the players went on I don't even watch baseball anymore.Look at it now,GOOD JOB YOU OVERPAID CRYBABIES, YOU RUINED BASEBALL.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:09AM
barry said...
John Rocker is a clown and he should kill himself.
John Rocker knew he was taking steroids and did nothing about it. What a boob. The babe next to him was paid a large amount of cash and is a representative of the steroid labs.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:36AM
jklato said...
The question is: WHY IS THAT FRUIT CAKE STILL IN THE NEWS AND WHO GIVES A SCHN^T WHAT THE F_ _ K HE SAYS>>>>> GET THE JERK OUT OF HERE
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2-12-2008 @ 7:52AM
Lester said...
John Rocker never did anything for baseball, the idiot had a great chance with the Braves and blew it, WHO THE HELL CARES!!! We need a complete make over of MLB and weed out some of the few who are destroying the greatest game ever
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