Lee Elia

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• We got all these so-called fuckin’ fans that come out here and say they're Cub fans, that are supposed to be behind you, rippin' every fuckin' thing you do.

• Eighty-five percent of the fuckin' world's working. The other fifteen come out here. A fuckin' playground for the cock suckers.

• We got guys bustin' their fuckin' ass, and them fuckin' people boo. And that's the Cubs? My fuckin' ass! They talk about the great fuckin' support that the players get around here. I haven't see it this fuckin' year.

• The name of the game is hit the ball, catch the ball, and get the fuckin' job done. Every time we lose a fuckin' close game, it's magnified: why did this guy bunted and that guy pop up or this guy throw a wild pitch. That's baseball, fellas. That's gonna happen. That's how runs are scored.

• Anybody who was associated with the Cub organization four or five years ago that came back and sees the multitude of progress that's been made will understand that if they're baseball people, that 5 and 14 doesn't negate all that work. We got 143 fuckin' games left.

• What I'm tryin' to say is don't rip them fuckin' guys out there. Rip me! If you wanna rip somebody, rip my fuckin' ass. But don't rip them fuckin' guys 'cause they're givin' everything they can give.

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• Lee Elia's commentary after a group of fans heckled his players.
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