When HBO premiered the show east bound and down in 209 viewers got hooked on the character Kenny Powers a lovably offensive pro baseball burnout and followed each step of his hilarious and painful self inflicted fall from grace. One of the mastermind behind the character is the shows executive producer Will Ferrell who years before it even premiered impersonated a guy named John Rocker on SNL according to some this ball player John Rocker is the real Kenny Powers, his reputation exploded after he made what many considered to be offensive and racist comments during an interview with Sports Illustrated.