New York City’s mayoral election seems to have only reinforced John Rocker’s feelings about the Big Apple.
The former Braves relief pitcher took to X on Tuesday to voice his opinion on the state of the race in which democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is favored to win .
Rocker, who made headlines with his incendiary comments about New York during an interview for a Sports Illustrated feature in 1999 , once again expressed his dislike of the city.
“25 years ago I criticized New York for it’s rapid decline into a third world country,” Rocker started his post. “I was forced to undergo Psychological Counseling, as if I were the crazy one. 25 years later, the city is voting in a muslim socialist for mayor. F–K NEW YORK.”
During his interview with journalist Jeff Pearlman in ’99, Rocker

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