For a story published in the December 27, 1999 issue of
Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in
New York City and answering a question about whether he would ever play for the
New York Yankees or the
New York Mets.
I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the
7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through
Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some
queer with
AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about
New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in
Times Square and not hear anybody speaking
English.
Asians and
Koreans and
Vietnamese and
Indians and
Russians and
Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?