(M)what is your favorite manager meltdown?(M)

[The Assassin]

the great Lee Elia is mine.


The Complete April 29, 1983

Lee Elia Press Conference Tirade

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"Fuck those fuckin' fans who come out here and say they're Cub fans that are supposed to be behind you rippin' every fuckin' thing you do. I'll tell you one fuckin' thing, I hope we get fuckin' hotter than shit, just to stuff it up them 3,000 fuckin' people that show up every fuckin' day, because if they're the real Chicago fuckin' fans, they can kiss my fuckin' ass right downtown and PRINT IT.

"They're really, really behind you around here... my fuckin' ass. What the fuck am I supposed to do, go out there and let my fuckin' players get destroyed every day and be quiet about it? For the fuckin' nickel-dime people who turn up? The motherfuckers don't even work. That's why they're out at the fuckin' game. They oughta go out and get a fuckin' job and find out what it's like to go out and earn a fuckin' living. Eighty-five percent of the fuckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A fuckin' playground for the cocksuckers. Rip them motherfuckers. Rip them fuckin' cocksuckers like the fuckin' players. we got guys bustin' their fuckin' ass, and them fuckin' people boo. And that's the Cubs? My players get around here. I haven't seen it this fuckin' year. Everybody associated with this organization have been winners their whole fuckin' life. Everybody. And the credit is not given in that respect.

"Alright, they don't show because we're 5 and 14... and unfortunately, that's the criteria of them dumb 15 motherfuckin' percent that come out to day baseball. The other 85 percent are earning a living. I tell you, it'll take more than a 5 and 12 or 5 and 14 to destroy the makeup of this club. I guarantee you that. There's some fuckin' pros out there that wanna win. But you're stuck in a fuckin' stigma of the fuckin' Dodgers and the Phillies and the Cardinals and all that cheap shit. It's unbelievable. It really is. It's a disheartening fuckin' situation that we're in right now. Anybody who was associated with the Cub organization four or five years ago that came back and sees the multitude of progress that's been made will understand that if they're baseball people, that 5 and 14 doesn't negate all that work. We got 143 fuckin' games left.

"What I'm tryin' to say is don't rip them fuckin' guys out there. Rip me. If you wanna rip somebody, rip my fuckin' ass. But don't rip them fuckin' guys 'cause they're givin' everything they can give. And right now they're tryin' to do more than God gave 'em, and that's why we make the simple mistakes. That's exactly why.


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[Cross Traffic]

Damn!!! What a classic!

[AnNeg]

Oh man, not long after Schilling and Piniella traded blows, TSN showed the top 10 Lou meltdowns on Sportscenter, and some of them were so bloody funny I was rolling on the floor.

[indyfrisco]

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[Shoalzie]

Earl Weaver had the best on field melts but off the field, I love Hal McRae going nuts in his office and throws his phone. Another great one is that sound clip of Tommy Lasorda talking about Dave Kingman.

[Bizzarofelice]

Senor Beisbol showing up in the Mets dugout after Bobby Valentine was ejected.

[atomicdad]

That is a good one.

How about this one of Lasorda during a game:

Lasorda Pitching Change

[The Assassin]

That is a good one.

How about this one of Lasorda during a game:

Lasorda Pitching Change

I didnt understand..Is Lasorda the manager,and will he make the decision??

[Laxplayer]

Anything by Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, Leo Durocher, Piniella always have me rolling on the floor.