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Yahoo
5 days ago
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Kyle Schwarber remembers what it was like being no-hit by Cole Hamels
The now Phillie came in to pinch-hit in the eighth inning for the Cubs during Hamels' no-no. He chats about that day, and what it was like being teammates with Cole later in his career. Kyle Schwarber remembers what it was like being no-hit by Cole Hamels originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Kyle Schwarber opens up about being re-signed, explains why he wants to wait
As mentioned in the question, everyone in the city and in the organization wants Kyle Schwarber to remain a Phillie. Schwarber discusses how much it means to him after Saturday's win. Kyle Schwarber opens up about being re-signed, explains why he wants to wait originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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
Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Lee Elia, former major league manager known for his profane rant, dies at 87
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. Advertisement 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.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 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.' Advertisement 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 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.
