Damn, ya'll brehs remember John Rocker? Well did you know that he was the inspiration behind Kenny Powers?

[Born2BKing]

For you younger brehs who may not be familiar with him, he was a baseball player in the late 90s and 2000s who was pretty much kicked out the league for making racist comments.

John Rocker still feels same way about the city 25 years later: ‘F—k New York!’

John Rocker made his first visit back to Queens on June 29, 2000, in front 46,998 angry New Yorkers, who rained down boos on him the entire night and drew a massive police presence at the former home of the Mets.

sports.yahoo.com

Eastbound & Down - Wikipedia

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[staticshock]

Making your show after a racist? Yikes

 

[TheEgyptianConniption]

i only watched like the first 10 minutes of the first episode and thought so he's supposed to be john rocker huh?

 

[Da_Eggman]

 

[mastermind]

Yes

 

[mastermind]

Making your show after a racist? Yikes

He was racist as fukk, but Rocker was comically racist and angry that it's fine, imo

 

[jesc07]

Actually I do remember him. Didn't he throw a 100 usually?

 

[klutch2381]

I was actually thinking about him recently. When dude said that stuff in Sports Illustrated, he nationally lampooned (from sea to shining sea). Now, we hear our very own elected officials say far worse stuff daily. What a time to be alive 🫤.

 

[Marlow Stanfield]