Celebrating Lee Elia and Rick Monday
Posted on April 28th, 2008 – 1:01 PMBy Michael Rand
As some of you have already noted — we’ve received no fewer than three links and other hints — the 25-year anniversary of one of baseball’s all-time greatest rants is Tuesday. When Lee Elia dropped more F-bombs than The Big Lebowski (we haven’t really checked on that) in a tirade against Cubs fans. Here’s a link to a page where you can get the audio. Headphones and earmuffs suggested. In less-celebrated milestone as well, Friday marked the 32-year anniversary of Rick Monday’s famous flag-saving grab in the outfield. For more details, check out Wiki. Some of you were already having some fun with an old Jerry Burns rant on a previous thread, so let’s spin this forward: what Minnesota athlete or coach do you think has the most potential to launch into the next great tirade of the modern era? For some reason, our money is on Jacques Lemaire.
14 Responses to "Celebrating Lee Elia and Rick Monday"
How could it not be Gardy? He’s a tirade waiting to happen.
I’m betting on Randy Wittman. He will have the most reasons/chances to explode. Seriously have you seen how bad the MSP118 are? I would be shocked if Wittman doesn’t have night tremors just thinking about it.
I would like to take back my last post.
How I forgot that Antoine Walker is still on MSP118 is inexcusable. He will rip anything and everything MSP to make sure he gets traded or bought out.
#2 would be Coach Brewster when this new bunch of guys start off the season 0-6.
Ray Edwards. Probably one of the most volatile personalities in the TC sporting scene. Plus, there’s only one DE spot up for grabs now, and if someone else comes to camp ready to play, he could have something to be fired up about.
I second the Gardenhire nomination. He has a temper and a young ballclub. The perfect storm will be a 5-game losing streak, Liriano shaking off a sign, throwing a meatball, having it misplayed by Gomez, picked up by Young, and overthrown into the press box where it hits Dick Bremer in the pomade. And after the game, Gardy will get soooooooo mad at Cuddyer for missing a steal sign. It’ll be memorable.
+1 to Stu for remembering that it’s always Cuddyer’s fault.
I’m going to take the big leap and say that Joe Mauer will give us the next memorable tirade. After seasons of holding it all in, being boring as hell, and so on, Mauer can no longer hold it in.
He explodes at everyone in the clubhouse from Gardy and his constant refrain of “battling their tails off”, to Morneau and his damn Canucks t-shirt, to Gomez’s inability to get down a bunt or close his mouth…culminating in his screaming at Cuddyer to “cut out the [redacted] magic tricks! We get it, you’re a lovable [redacted] loser who is interested in something that [redacted] 10-year-olds get bored with! I know which card you’re holding…the [redacted][redacted]. Kiss my [redacted]. Oh, and Jesse Crain, you [redacted] suck you Kyle Lohse headcase! [redacted]!” [Shaves off sideburns and storms out]
Childress. He’s GOT to snap one of these days. He always plays it so cool, keeping everything in. By game 4 of the 08 season when Jackson’s ability is called into question yet again, he’ll just loose it.
I’m so very, very angry that our internet died and robbed me of participating in that last post.
The Twins were who we thought they were!
A few years ago, Gardy had one of the most underappreciated rants in Minnesota sports history. Given how amazing it was, I couldn’t believe how little press it got. Any rant that starts with “Hunter Wendlestedt is a big [redacted] [redacted]. He can kiss my [redacted]” is a surefire classic, and this one clearly was.
Dave MN - I would like Mauer a lot more if he would go nuts from time to time.
A link to Gardy’s rant can be found at http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/001036.php.
http://www.bat-girl.com/gardy-apoplectic.mp3
This is the audio. Wow, I’d forgotten about that. Nice find, Nick.
I guess Gardy wasn’t a fan the “Showtime” Lakers.
I’ve never heard anyone dislike showtime as much as him in that clip.
