Sports By Brooks recognized an interesting anniversary today. Thirty years ago, a journeyman outfielder for the Dodgers Cubs named Rick Monday (no relation, we assume) approached a couple of fans who had wandered onto the field to burn an American flag. Monday grabbed the flag and ran off with it.
From the now-Tunison-less Washington Post:
"I was angry when I saw them start to do something to the flag, and I'm glad that I happened to be geographically close enough to do something about it," said Monday, now in his 13th season as a Dodgers broadcaster. "What those people were doing, and their concept of what they were trying to do was wrong. That feeling was very strongly reinforced by six years in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. I still think it's wrong to do that."
Ah, I remember those days. Now, all the outfielders are baseball teams are Japanese. Just like our TVs. It's not too big a deal, really, as long as the rest of the world still likes us. — Monday Morning Punter
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as long as the rest of the world still likes us.
I hear that brotha!
Rick Monday was playing for the Cubs, not the Dodgers.
And this happened in 1976, not 78.
But hey, its Friday, so close enough for me.
The Japanese can turn a television into a watch. Reggie White told me so – before he died.
Andruw Jones wanted to re-create Monday's patriotism, but he whiffed on three attempts to swipe the flag.
You see, he's hitting .162, and striking out 1 out of every 3 at-bats.
Never mind.
Rick Monday was playing for the Cubs, not the Dodgers.
Andruw JonesAlfonso Soriano wanted to re-create Monday's patriotism, but he whiffed on three attempts to swipe the flag. And then blew out his shoulder.You see, he's hitting
.162.175, and is on the DL.Still not funny.
Those guys are flags.
This is the first I have heard of this. I would have cleated them in the head, than shove a Lousiville up their ass. Fucking douchebags.
I'm not going to lie, I probably would have ran straight through those fuckers as well. Or I would have called up Rocky Bernard, you know, my "black-up".
Andruw JonesAlfonso Soriano wanted to re-create Monday's patriotism, but he whiffed on three attempts to swipe the flag. And then blew out his shoulder.Tony Parker wanted to re-create Monday's atriotism, so he went to the glory hole off of I-75, sucked three cocks, caught the clap, then ran away.
(Because he's gay. and French.)
(Probably could have just said "because he's French.")
They should hire this guy to be in those Japanese videos where guys run around the street quickly pull down womens' skirts.
It looks like he's got the proper form based on that picture.
Ah, oh, no… well, I don't think they wanted me to talk really. I don't think they wanted me to say anything. It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines. Strange thing is they make such bloody good cameras.
While the almost flag-burners were rightly criticized, they do deserve some credit for staying past the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium.
"Rick Monday, you made a heck of a play!"
/on-the-ball Dodgers scoreboard operator
While the almost flag-burners were rightly criticized, they do deserve some credit for staying past the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium.
Well said, Eldridge.
Carl Monday would have done the same thing if he wasn't too busy stopping the global spread of library masturbation.
"Someone has a case of the Monday's"
I'm curious as to who in the world likes us after what the Bush administration has perpetrated.