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Lee Elia Tirade - Chicago Cubs - 4/29/83
LEE ELIA TIRADE
Elia's outburst occurred on April 29, 1983, after the Cubs suffered a one-run home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The rant took place during a postgame session with reporters in his office. Elia was pissed off at the continual booing by the Wrigley crowd (both during and after the game) and frustrated that no one could see beyond the Cubs' 5-14 record for any of the progress he felt the team was making.
The fact that Elia's rant has been preserved for posterity is something of a miracle. In the early 80s, "baseball reporters didn't work with tape recorders. But radio guys certainly did. So it was that Elia's outburst came to be a part of the public domain."
Les Grobstein, aka "ubiquitous" Les, was lurking on the edges of Elia's office, with tape rolling. For Grobstein, graduate of Chicago's Von Stuben High School, "it was his Zapruder moment." Elia commented that he dearly wished Grobstein "had gotten a flat tire on his way to Wrigley that afternoon."
Elia clearly regrets his ourburst. "I made some comments that I don't even know how they came out of my mouth, because they were not comments that I normally would make. Never in my wildest dreams did I think somebody would run out of there and put it on the air."
1983 turned out to be Elia's final year as the Cubs' manager. Many have argued that Grobstein's tape sealed upper management's decision to fire Elia. Grobstein heartily disagrees. He commented recently that "the tirade and my tape did not get Lee Elia fired - the team starting to suck again did."
Whatever the case, the tirade is now 25 years old, solidly entrenched in the firmament of baseball lore...and is TOTALLY AWESOME.
Enjoy.
Length: 191
Rating: 4.80 (498 ratings)
Tags: lee elia chicago cubs tirade press conference dodgers april 29 1983 wrigley field bleacher bums baseball
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Seinfeld's Kramer (Michael Richards) Racist Tirade
Michael Richards makes a fool out of himself an evening at "Laugh".
Length: 167
Rating: 4.30 (2353 ratings)
Tags: racist seinfield michael richards
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Lange unloads on Brian Schweitzer
House Majority Leader Michael Lange, R-Billings, accused Gov. Brian Schweitzer of trying bribe him and launched an angry tirade by saying the Democratic governor "can go straight to hell."
Length: 166
Rating: 4.40 (105 ratings)
Tags: Michael Lange Brian Schweitzer Montana
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Fozzie Bear Laugh Factory Tirade
Footage of Fozzie Bear's infamous recent tirade against a heckler at the Laugh Factory, and his subsequent apology on Letterman. Very Shocking!!!
Created by Matt Manser and Phillip Wilburn
Length: 270
Rating: 4.70 (80 ratings)
Tags: Matt Manser Phillip Wilburn Michael Richards Fozzie Bear TMZ
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Tyra Banks Gone Wild
Tyra Banks. All hell breaks loose on next top model!
video courtesy of http://www.thisisoldtrafford.blogspot.com
Length: 141
Rating: 4.70 (7000 ratings)
Tags: tyra
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Congrats to Goose! Gossage Tirade (Contains Bad Language!)
Goose rules. He rightfully reads the riot act to the NY press after some knucklehead asks a bad question. Gossage is finally in the HOF. The press hates him because he didn't kiss their butt, but they finally realized he is one of the greatest relievers ever and should be in. Plus, no roids.
Length: 67
Rating: 4.90 (82 ratings)
Tags: Bronx Burning Rich Gossage Goose New York Yankees Lasorda earl weaver Steinbrenner Tirade MLB Baseball Pitcher
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