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Lee Elia, a baseball life that can be better known for her epic diatribe of 1983, died this week at the age of 87.
Elia played in 95 major leagues games and achieved 538 with the Philis of the Chicago and Philadelphia puppies. But it was after one of those games when Elia perhaps gave one of the most legendary diatribes of all time.
On April 29, 1983, Elia was the patron of the puppies when they fell to 5-14 with a 4-3 defeat against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The multitude of Wrigley Field of 9,391 threw garbage to Keith Moreland and Larry Bowa while the puppies were heading to the Club house.
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The Chicago puppies manager Lee Elia, tells the Bullpen to send a right during a game against the Atlanta Braves in Chicago, May 19, 1983. (AP Photo/Fred Jewel, Archive)
Elia responded with a complaint full of expletives against puppies fans that included at least 40 F bombs.
“FK those fans who come here and say that they are fans of the puppies who are supposed to be behind you tearing every thing you do,” Elia began. “I will tell you one thing, I hope we become hotter than S —, just to fill it 3,000 fakes the people who appear every day, because if they are the true Chicago fans, they can kiss my fans of the city.”
That was only the beginning of the diatribe of more than three minutes that was caught in a solitary microphone at the Club Casa that day.
As part of his comments, he declared that 85% of the world was working, while “the other 15% comes here.” At that time, there were no lights on Wrigley Field, and the puppies only played day games at home.
The Chicago puppies manager Lee Elia, reflects on the events of the day after a night press conference at the office of the then general manager of Cubs, Dallas Green, apologizing for his outburst. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/Tribune news service through Getty Images)
The Yankees exploit the incoming releases of the sailors of the sailors with wild movements to transmit signs
“‘They are very, far behind you here.’ My f — A–“, continued Elia. “What is supposed to do, salt and let my players of F — be destroyed every day and shut up?
Elia, a native of Philadelphia, had a 238-300 record in four seasons as a major league manager, two with the puppies and two with the Philis. It was a campocorto during his career as a player, hitting .203 with three homers and 25 races promoted in 95 games with the white socks and puppies. He was the third base coach when the Philis won the 1980 World Series.
Bench coach of the Seattle sailors, Lee Elia (55) before the party against Oakland athletics in McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, ca. Athletics defeated sailors 2-0. (Kyle Terada-USA Today Sports)
Elia also worked for the Seattle sailors of 1993-97, 2001-02 and in 2008 as a batting coach, banking coach and special assistant of the field manager.
