Top 10 tirade
My favorite baseball manager/coach tirade of all time is Lee Elia. For me, there is no equal, no comparison, no challenger. Elia is King. End of story.
But I may have a new entry on my Top 10.
First, a little more on Elia. You hear people describe intense or traumatic events in their life, and the phrase, "the next thing I know . . . ," is often used. I imagine that's how it was for Elia. Someone asked him a question, he blacked out, and the next thing he knew, someone told him he'd dropped 45 F-bombs in 3 minutes. He didn't expect to do this- it was completely spontaneous.
Last night in Seattle, Mariners Manager John McLaren experienced a similar eruption. Notice I didn't use the word "meltdown," because that suggests an element of surprise. McLaren's tirade was pre-meditated, and for that reason, I argue it may be more impressive. It was noticeably shorter than Elia's (only about 40 seconds), but packed with nearly as many profane words.
Which means . . . he had to concentrate on being that foul, something a person who's gone berserk (i.e. Elia) simply cannot do.
Take a look and judge for yourself.