Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.

Lee Elia, the former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager who went on an epic tirade in 1983, died this week at the ...

Elia managed each of his two teams for two seasons, the Cubs from 1982 to 1983 and the Phillies from 1987 to 1988. He accrued ...

Elia spent a half-century in professional baseball as a player, coach and scout. His rant while managing the Cubs is still ...

Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ...

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the ...

Former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs Lee Elia -- perhaps most famous for his rant directed at Cubs ...

Elia, who was a third-base coach for the 1980 World Series team, is most remembered for his legendary rant in 1983 while ...

Lee Elia, former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, died just shy of his 88th birthday after a successful ...

Elia’s professional baseball career spanned more than 50 years as a player, coach, manager and executive, but his name will ...

Lee Elia, known for managing the Cubs and Phillies during a decades-long career (and for an epic, expletive-filled postgame rant), has died.

Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ages that’s celebrated every April 29.