25 years later, Lee Elia's rant lives on

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25 years later, Lee Elia’s rant lives on
Published 4/29/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
25 years later, Lee Elia’s rant lives on Elia was the Cubs manager who snapped after a loss in 1983 and launched a tirade filled with F-bombs. You can click here to hear the real deal, but just be forewarned that it’s about as profanity-laced as a bachelor party for drunken sailors. Probably the most damaging words were in reference to the Cubs’ weekday audiences. Wrigley had yet to install night lights, and all Cub games were still daytime affairs. Firing a salvo at fans who had booed the Cubs’ 5-14 start, Elia said, “85% of the world is working. The other 15 come out ...

Lee Elia : The Mike Gundy Of 1983
Published 4/30/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , I’m raising a non-alcoholic beverage tonight in honor of former Cubs manager Lee Elia. Appropriately, at a night baseball game. ...

THE NEWS
Published 5/5/2008 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... --Health issues resolved, safety Ryan Clark is back with the first team. And just when we were warming up to Anthony Smith. --Happy 25th birthday, Lee Elia tirade! --As long as you’re not killing nobody or getting anybody shot at and ...