Sunday, June 25, 2006

Amusing manager tirade

Go to this article and click on the link to see an amusing managerial tirade, in which he (among other things), demonstrates a slide into second base, picks up second base out of the ground and throws it, and empties a water bottle onto home plate.

Now, in terms of visuals, this one is pretty nice, but I grew up watching and listening to Tommy Lasorda's tirades, and Tommy was consistently the best at it. In fact, Tommy was particularly awesome when it came to postgame tirades. If you google his opinion of Dave Kingman's performance and Kurt Bevaqua (who "couldn't hit water if he fell out of a fucking boat!" --- yes, that is where the Bull Durham quote comes from), among many others, you should be able to find some audio. I also recommend trying to find Lee Elia's tirade from (I think 1984). He was on the Cubs and spent a couple minutes verbally nailing the fans. Tony LaRussa's "Be a Man!" interview is also very funny. In a tirade of more recent vintage, Priates Manager Lloyd McClendon once proved that one can steal first base. (He lifted the bag and too it with him into the dugout after he was thrown out.) Bobby Valentine's attempt to sneak back into the dugout wearing Grouch Marx glasses (after being ejected earlier in the game) is also highly amusing.

Among player tirades, I suggest googling Carlos Perez vs the water cooler. That was a classic!

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