Briefly played in the majors, best known for delivering the greatest rant ever recorded by any coach/manager in any sport, when managing the Cubs in 1983. Do yourself a favor if you've never listened to it.

Lee Elia Tirade - Chicago Cubs - 4/29/83

warning: Extremely NSFW language
7/11/2025 2:00 PM
Is it better than the Lasorda rant about Kingman? I'll have to listen to both.
7/11/2025 7:10 PM
Elia's is uglier, for sure. But I think Lasorda's is better.
7/11/2025 7:12 PM
Posted by 06gsp on 7/11/2025 2:00:00 PM (view original):
Briefly played in the majors, best known for delivering the greatest rant ever recorded by any coach/manager in any sport, when managing the Cubs in 1983. Do yourself a favor if you've never listened to it.

Lee Elia Tirade - Chicago Cubs - 4/29/83

warning: Extremely NSFW language
Amazing. He was using a teleprompter BTW.
I agree with him about booing Totally.
I have never booed a hometown player. Even watching TV. Groan yes but boo never.

It was basketball not baseball but my favorite rant for its poetic beauty was Alan Iverson lamenting the exaggerated value of practice.
It was practice not a game not a game not a game ….
7/12/2025 1:13 AM

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