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

I guess I lost it,” Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia told reporters on April 29, 1983, hours after he made an epic rant ripping the team’s fans — a three-minute tirade peppered with more than 50 profane ...

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

Scott Grobstein remembers calling in to his father’s radio show. The Illinois high school English teacher grew up with a dad, Les Grobstein, who had a famous voice and a career that ended with a ...

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 ...

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.

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

Lee Elia, former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, died just shy of his 88th birthday after a successful 15-year baseball career as a player and coach.

Robert Marcus, Joel Behrig, Don Friske, and the man with the sole microphone in the room, Les Grobstein. Thanks to Grobstein, this rant can live on beyond Elia.