Elia, a Philadelphia native and product of Olney High School, enjoyed a long career in baseball that saw his hometown team reach its greatest heights.

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the team's fans in a memorable postgame rant, has died. He was 87. The ...

Major League Baseball lost a legend in Lee Elia, known for one of the best postgame rants in the history of the league with the Cubs.

Lee Elia, the former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, has died at the age of 87.

Lee Elia hitting fungoes during spring training at Jack Russell Stadium when he was the Phillies manager. Sports Illustrated via Getty Ima Elia played 15 games for the Cubs in 1968.

Former Cubs manager and White Sox infielder Lee Elia — best known for one of the most epic rants in baseball history — died Wednesday at 87, the Phillies announced.

It began like any other postgame news conference. Manager Lee Elia's Cubs had just lost 4-3 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 29, 1983, the winning run scoring on a wild pitch by future Hall of ...

Anyway, as we celebrated Lee Elia Day on the 40th anniversary of the rant, we also should thank Elia for putting our sports-addicted lives in perspective. Bad teams come and go here, but we keep ...

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the team's fans in a memorable postgame rant, has died. He was 87.

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the team's fans in a memorable postgame rant, has died. He was 87.

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the team's fans in a memorable postgame rant, has died. He was 87.