Posted 21:09 by Grote 0 comments

30 Years ago yesterday

On April 25th, 1976, Rick Monday was plying center field for the Chicago Cubs in Dodger Stadium. He heard the crowd begin to roar when nothing was happening so he looked around. It happens that some guy and his son (who was only 11!) were trying to burn the American flag. Monday, being a former Marine Reservist did the only thing that came naturally to him. He raced over a stole the flag away (before it got lit) and gave it to the Dodgers pitcher, while police arrested the man and his son.


You can listen to Dodger's announcer Vin Scully's call of the happenings here (the link is near the top of the page).