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LEE ELIA'S RANT April 29, 1983 It was a spring game against the Pirates
early in the '83 season and only 4-5,000 Cubbie fans were in attendance to watch their pathetic team get the crap beat out of them.
The Cubs had This is one of the greatest speeches of all time. Here's what being a Cubs fan was all about before it got hip to hang out at Wrigley Field. HEY!! You need real one for this. If you don't have
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"85 percent of the fucking world's working, the other 15 [percent] come out here... a fuckin' playground for the cocksuckers." | |
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replaced Joey Amalfitano in 1982
-The '82 Cubs finished 77-85 and drew only 1,249,278 (10th out of 12) -Elia was fired during the '83 season and replaced by Charlie Fox. The team finished with 79 wins and drew 1,479,717 -Elia was a former White Sox player. Now a coach in Tampa Bay. |
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' started the season a dismal 5-14 and the few fans in
attendance showed their displeasure by serenading their beloved Cubs with
a chorus off boos. After the game, Cubs Manager Lee Elia had enough of the Northside and the
"nickel-dime people" who came to watch the Cubs suck in a sea of
empty seats.