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Walkoff Walk found this 4/29/2008 on www.suntimes.com [flag]
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Lee Elia Is A Traveling Salesman
Published 4/29/2008 by Camp Tiger Claw at Walkoff Walk
You know, writing this blog may seem glamorous. What with all the money I make, and the fame accorded to me under an alias ensuring that no one will ever take anything I write seriously, things must look pretty sweet from the outside. However there are some parts of the job that are not so good. Like reading Jay Mariotti columns. The one I read this morning was textbook Jay, asking Cub fans to forgive inept foulmouth Lee Elia for the tirade he unleashed on them 25 years ago today. To wit, with tons of swearing: ...

The Twi-Nighter: The reasons we like Lee Elia are multifold
Published 4/29/2008 at Big League Stew
... again (obligatory language warning) and still laughed out loud when he used "multifold" to describe the organizational changes.  When he used "nickel-dime" to describe the people in the stands, I laughed again. As he is wont to do, Jay Mariotti made the silly suggestion that it's time to forgive Elia for this rant, but that's just totally unnecessary. ...

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25 years later, Lee Elia's rant lives on

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