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It was 25 years ago today, after a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cubs manager Lee Elia went on his famous rant to the press.
I wrote about it in more detail a couple years ago including posting a link to the actual audio clip.
It’s still there if you have ears of steel.
Hey, guess who’s back in baseball?? I’ll give you a hint. He used to manage the Cubs in the 80’s and he had a way with the press. That’s right, Lee Elia is the new on-the-field consultant for the Seattle Mariners. Looks like that the Mariners are also trying to acquire Larry Bowa as third base … Continue reading “Back in Baseball”
Hey, guess who’s back in baseball??
I’ll give you a hint. He used to manage the Cubs in the 80’s and he had a way with the press.
That’s right, Lee Elia is the new on-the-field consultant for the Seattle Mariners. Looks like that the Mariners are also trying to acquire Larry Bowa as third base coach.
The Seattle media better be careful. Some reputations are hard to live down.
Update: Bowa will NOT be going to the Mariners. He’ll be joining Torre in LA.
The article I referenced in my previous post mentioned Lee Elia and his famous rant while he was a manager with the Cubs.
Elia was not a very successful manager. Overall, he was 238-300 with the Cubs and Phillies. But mention his name to any Cub fan and without a doubt, his rant will come up. Among my baseball friends, he has been raised to an hero/anti-hero status for his chat with the media on April 29, 1983.
On that day, the Cubs suffered a one-run loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers giving them a record of 5-14 for the season. The Wrigley crowd had been especially hard on the team, booing and heckling them throughout the game.
To see the mainstream media print his rant is laughable because every other word is censored. Here is the complete text of his tirade to the press that day.
Before I link the audio, let me say on the outset that this is definitely not safe for work, kids or anyone sensitive to harsh language. Listen to it here.