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Aug. 22, 1983: Cubs manager Lee Elia fired — four months after his epic, expletive-laden rant. (Chicago Tribune, Aug. 23, 1983, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 23, 1983)It was the Holy Grail of Chicago sports: a white, plastic garbage bag featuring a microphone, cassette tape recorder, cassette tape and a reel-to-reel tape, all of which contributed to the famous rant about Cubs fans by former manager Lee Elia. Levine’ s brother was former Chicago sports radio personality Les Grobstein, the keeper of the flame of the Elia tirade.
Originally published at Tribune News Service