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New York Post
15-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
2025 MLB All-Star Game predictions, odds: Best bets, picks for AL vs. NL
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Lee Elia passed away this week at the age of 88. With a break in the action, this may be a perfect time to revisit the greatest managerial rant of all time: Wrigley Field; April 29, 1983; edited for space … and multiple F-bombs. 'Those [bleepin'] fans who come out. They're supposed to be behind you. 'I'll tell you, I hope we got [bleepin'] hotter than [bleep], just to stuff it up them 3,000 [bleepin'] fans. 'They can kiss my [bleepin'] ass. 'The mother[bleepers] don't work. That's why they're at the [bleepin'] game. 'They oughta go out and get a [bleepin'] job; find out what it's like to earn a [bleepin'] living. 'Eighty-five percent of the [bleepin'] world is working. The other 15 percent come out here. We got guys bustin' it, and they boo. We're 5-14. 'It's disheartening. It really is. And we got 143 [bleepin'] games left!' Mets' National League shortstop Francisco Lindor. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect True greatness. Rant in peace Lee. All-Star Game pick. $50 on the American League (-105, Fanatics Sportsbook). Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting Derby results. Cal Raleigh won. Junior Caminero completed the exacta. Our pick, Matt Olson, finished mid-pack, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. never left the gate. Why Trust New York Post Betting The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there's more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post's NFL Best Bet crown last year.
Fox News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Former Cubs manager Lee Elia, famous for epic profanity-laced rant against fans, dead at 87
Lee Elia, a longtime baseball lifer who may be best known for his epic 1983 rant, died this week at the age of 87. Elia played in 95 big league games and managed 538 with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. But it was after one of those games when Elia gave perhaps one of the most legendary rants of all time. On April 29, 1983, Elia was the skipper for the Cubs when they dropped to 5-14 with a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Wrigley Field crowd of 9,391 threw garbage at Keith Moreland and Larry Bowa as the Cubs made their way to the clubhouse. Elia responded with an expletive-filled rant against Cubs fans that included at least 40 f-bombs. "F--k those f---ing fans who come out here and say they're Cub fans that are supposed to be behind you ripping every f---ing thing you do," Elia began. "I'll tell you one f---ing thing, I hope we get f---ing hotter than s---, just to stuff it up them 3,000 f---ing people that show up every f---ing day, because if they're the real Chicago f---ing fans, they can kiss my f---ing a-- right downtown." That was just the beginning of the three-plus-minute tirade that was caught on a lone microphone in the clubhouse that day. As part of his remarks, he declared that 85% of the world was working, while "the other 15% come out here." Back then, there were no lights at Wrigley Field, and the Cubs played only day games at home. "'They're really, really behind you around here.' My f---ing a--," Elia continued. "What the f--- am I supposed to do, go out there and let my f---ing players get destroyed every day and be quiet about it? For the f---ing nickel-dime people that show up? The motherf---ers don't even work. That's why they're out at the f---ing game. They oughta go out and get a f---ing job and find out what it's like to go out and earn a f---ing living." Elia, a Philadelphia native, had a 238-300 record in four seasons as a big league manager, two with the Cubs and two with the Phillies. He was a shortstop during his playing career, batting .203 with three homers and 25 RBIs in 95 games with the White Sox and Cubs. He was the third base coach when the Phillies won the 1980 World Series. Elia also worked for the Seattle Mariners from 1993-97, 2001-02 and in 2008 as a hitting coach, bench coach and special assistant to the field manager. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
San Francisco Chronicle
11-07-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Lee Elia, former major league manager known for profane rant, dies at 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. The Philadelphia Phillies said Elia died on Wednesday. No further details were provided by the team. Elia, a Philadelphia native, had a 238-300 record in four seasons as a big league manager, two with the Cubs and two with the Phillies. He was a shortstop during his playing career, batting .203 with three homers and 25 RBIs in 95 games with the White Sox and Cubs. On April 29, 1983, Elia was the skipper for the Cubs when they dropped to 5-14 with a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Wrigley Field crowd of 9,391 threw garbage at Keith Moreland and Larry Bowa as the Cubs made their way to the clubhouse. Elia responded with an expletive-filled rant that lives on in censored versions still being played on various programs years later. As part of his remarks, he declared that 85% of the world is working and that 'the other 15 come out here.' Back then, there were no lights at Wrigley Field and the Cubs played only day games at home. 'At the moment, it was very, very difficult,' Elia said 25 years later while revisiting that day as part of a charity drive. 'But you sit here and you're 70 years old and you look at it and you say to yourself, 'You know, yeah, it was unfortunate.' But for crying out loud, we're human beings and you make mistakes sometimes.' Elia, who went to the University of Delaware, managed the Phillies in 1987 and 1988. He was the third base coach when the Phillies won the 1980 World Series. 'Affiliated with 10 different organizations throughout his distinguished career, he always considered himself a Phillie at heart,' the Phillies said in their statement. Elia also worked for the Seattle Mariners from 1993-97, 2001-02 and in 2008 as a hitting coach, bench coach and special assistant to the field manager. Seattle manager Dan Wilson, who played for the Mariners from 1994 to 2005, called Elia a special man and coach. 'Lee really taught me how to play in the big leagues,' Wilson said Thursday. 'He taught me how to hit in the big leagues. He was like a father to me in the game and just really dearly missed. He treated everybody with so much love. When you're called and referred to as Uncle Lee, he made a lot of impressions with people and that's how he was known to us and we are going to miss him dearly.' ___
Canada Standard
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images) Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday. 'Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball,' the team said in a statement. 'The third base coach for the 1980 World Series championship team, he also spent time in the organization as a minor league player, manager, scout and director of instruction. 'Affiliated with 10 different organizations throughout his distinguished career, he always considered himself a Phillie at heart.' Elia managed the Chicago Cubs in 1982-83, with the teams a combined 127-158 (.446). He guided the Phillies from 1987-88 for a 111-142-1 (.439) mark, for a total managerial record of 238-300-1 (.442) over four seasons. He made his major league debut as a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox in April 1966 and played in 80 games. The Cubs purchased his contract in May 1967 and he played in 15 games in the 1968 season. He batted a combined .203 with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 95 MLB games. The Phillies initially signed the Philadelphia native as an amateur free agent in September 1958 after he attended the University of Delaware. They traded him to the White Sox in December 1964. Elia, born on July 16, 1937, also coached and served in other capacities with the Phillies, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Baltimore Orioles between 1980 and 2008. --Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images) Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday. 'Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball,' the team said in a statement. 'The third base coach for the 1980 World Series championship team, he also spent time in the organization as a minor league player, manager, scout and director of instruction. 'Affiliated with 10 different organizations throughout his distinguished career, he always considered himself a Phillie at heart.' Elia managed the Chicago Cubs in 1982-83, with the teams a combined 127-158 (.446). He guided the Phillies from 1987-88 for a 111-142-1 (.439) mark, for a total managerial record of 238-300-1 (.442) over four seasons. He made his major league debut as a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox in April 1966 and played in 80 games. The Cubs purchased his contract in May 1967 and he played in 15 games in the 1968 season. He batted a combined .203 with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 95 MLB games. The Phillies initially signed the Philadelphia native as an amateur free agent in September 1958 after he attended the University of Delaware. They traded him to the White Sox in December 1964. Elia, born on July 16, 1937, also coached and served in other capacities with the Phillies, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Baltimore Orioles between 1980 and 2008.
