Sunday, August 29, 2010

Strange Letter # 7--A Letter to an Athlete You Despise

Dear John Rocker,

It has been ten years since your bigoted remarks in the now infamous Sports Illustrated in which you said you would never live in New York because of all the gays and foreigners and we Atlanta Braves fans are still paying for it. You played for three other major league teams, continued to say stupid things during your tenure with them, yet it is the Braves who are forever blighted.

You know we fans of the team area long suffering lot. Dale Murphy was the only thing we had going for us for the better part of a decade. We have had to suffer through being taunted as the Atlanta Bridesmaids, also a contender, never a champion. Then you come along. Gee, thanks. We really needed that.

May Ru Paul sashay through your forever for all eternity.

From the bottom of my heart,
Jamie