That s what happened last week when he saw the reporter from Sports Illustrated. Rocker thought, There s the source of my problem. I wouldn t be in trouble now if he had just kept his mouth shut . Rocker is now in the minors and may never play with the Braves again. When Brian Jordan called him A cancer on the team, that makes it almost impossible for Rocker to ever come back.
People can be very forgiving if a person messes up, but only if they honestly want to change.
This latest incident proves once and for all that Rocker is still clueless, and I believe he has had his last chance in Atlanta. The Bobby Knight situation is similar, but different in several respects. First, Knight is smart enough to understand that he has to play along, or not end up passing Dean Smith s record for most career victories. He has a selfish motive, and is more intelligent than Rocker. Bobby likes to be the power broker, and like most bullies, he will take what he can get.