April 29, 2010
April 29th, 1983: The Greatest Press Conference Ever
On April 29th, 1983, the Chicago Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Afterwards, during post-game press conference Manager Lee Elia, frustrated by the fans booing the team's 5-13 record, unleashed what became the greatest tirade in baseball history.
Best line: Eighty-five percent of the bleepin' world is working. The other fifteen
come out here.
Amazingly, he wasn't immediately fired... that happened in August. But he went down in history nevertheless.
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Amazingly, he wasn't immediately fired... that happened in August. But he went down in history nevertheless.
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