Elia shed some new light on the rant last week in the Chicago Tribune, blaming his ornery mood on taunting fans nearly coming to blows with Larry Bowa and Keith Moreland moments before his eruption. The Trib also recalls how if not for the trusty tape recorder of local radio legend Les Grobstein, we might not have had the privilege this past quarter century of hearing Elia's spiel in all its profane glory. (Again an interesting sidenote, the local NBC affiliate caught some of the rant on tape, but that footage appears to have been lost.)
And if you are among the "real (bleep) Chicago (bleep) fans," you now have a better option than kissing Elia's (bleeping) ass downtown. For $89.95 you can purchase an Elia autographed baseball, inscribed with "And print it" and enclosed in a stand that comes with a 20-second recording of the rant. A portion of the proceeds go not to job training programs for other 15 percent who attend Cubs games, but to Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities.
Additional links:
- Full text of Lee Elia's rant.
- Audio of the rant (NO BLEEPS, NSFW unless you are a sailor, but so much better than the bleeped version).
- Original Chicago Tribune story from the day after the game (Rose Mary Woods was President Nixon's secretary).
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