The Mighty Mite Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) Former White Sox player who also played for and managed the Cubs has died at age 87. I remember him in his only year with the Sox which was 1966 but he will be famously remembered for his classic rant against Cub fans in 1983. May he rest in peace. Edited July 10 by The Mighty Mite 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 That sucks man. RIP to a legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 RIP Lee. Once or twice a decade, somebody says what they really feel. You've got to enjoy it when they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 No one will ever top his rant. So many classic lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox guy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 First cub manager I remember, I remember when he bumped an ump, then flicked him off. Or maybe those were 2 separate instances. I was cub fan that 83 season, even cried when Reds hit a granny against them, which got me in trouble. That's right, I got yelled at for taking baseball too seriously, then my sis thought it was so hilarious, she invited a friend over to join in at laughing at my "pain". RIP to a real one, him and Torborg are now gone. Popeye too. We still have Frey, Tony, Fregosi, Gene Michael, Jim Essian, Gene Lamont, Bevington and Treblehorn. The good ol days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 85% of the people work, the other 15% come here. It’s a playground for those ***********. He actually was pretty accurate in his assessment. A friend of mine was friends with the guys that used to do the Shawn-o-meter, tracking Shawn Dunstons batting average. Then one day it disappeared. They got jobs. RIP. That rant made people laugh for over 40 years. I still giggle when I hear it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox guy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 57 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: 85% of the people work, the other 15% come here. It’s a playground for those ***********. He actually was pretty accurate in his assessment. A friend of mine was friends with the guys that used to do the Shawn-o-meter, tracking Shawn Dunstons batting average. Then one day it disappeared. They got jobs. Was the Meter stored in the ballpark, or did they have to bring it everyday They were fast to compute his new avg every time he got a hit. Did they dial it up during the at bat just in case he'd get a hit, then dial it back down in case he got out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melton1972 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 7 hours ago, Dick Allen said: 85% of the people work, the other 15% come here. It’s a playground for those ***********. He actually was pretty accurate in his assessment. A friend of mine was friends with the guys that used to do the Shawn-o-meter, tracking Shawn Dunstons batting average. Then one day it disappeared. They got jobs. RIP. That rant made people laugh for over 40 years. I still giggle when I hear it. I remember reading somewhere that Lee and his wife listened to his rant years later and they both laughed about it. She was asking him how did he come up with the things he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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