Unbelievable...I swear this to be true...yesterday, I was talking to my physical therapist, who is a Cubs' fan and worked for ABC in Chicago and beyond for years, and, yes, the Lee Elia rant was a conversation point! She heard the rant from her editor. Classic!
So, I shared...when I was writing for the San Mateo Times, I had to deliver my articles in person on Friday night after baseball games. Yes, decades ago...Dick Draper, who had just covered a Giants' game, was sitting behind the typewriter. He smiled. "Fich, want to hear something?" "Sure." The grin became a snicker as he pressed play on the tape recorder. I think the only printable word in the diatribe might have been tripe. Yes, Joe Altobelli was on a roll after the game. Think I learned a few more unprintable words that night...
I lived a few blocks from downtown Detroit from 1988 to 2001 and I guarantee you that the last time someone stopped at the stop sign that was erected in 1914 was around 1915.
Unbelievable...I swear this to be true...yesterday, I was talking to my physical therapist, who is a Cubs' fan and worked for ABC in Chicago and beyond for years, and, yes, the Lee Elia rant was a conversation point! She heard the rant from her editor. Classic!
So, I shared...when I was writing for the San Mateo Times, I had to deliver my articles in person on Friday night after baseball games. Yes, decades ago...Dick Draper, who had just covered a Giants' game, was sitting behind the typewriter. He smiled. "Fich, want to hear something?" "Sure." The grin became a snicker as he pressed play on the tape recorder. I think the only printable word in the diatribe might have been tripe. Yes, Joe Altobelli was on a roll after the game. Think I learned a few more unprintable words that night...
The bleeps take the joy out of listening to Hal McRae. Don't forget Tommy Lasorda's "opinion" of Dave Kingman's performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA9Gkk9FMvw
Lee Elia's rant is definitely a fuckin' good one.
I lived a few blocks from downtown Detroit from 1988 to 2001 and I guarantee you that the last time someone stopped at the stop sign that was erected in 1914 was around 1915.