Posted on 04/26/2021 9:02:01 AM PDT by DFG
A Major League career that spanned 19 seasons is still defined by the 10 seconds that Rick Monday still can’t remember with great detail. On April 25, 1976, Monday was a member of the Chicago Cubs on a Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Chicago right-hander Ken Crosby was facing leadoff hitter Ted Sizemore. In the corner of his eye from his position in center field, Monday noticed two fans had run onto the field. “I don’t know what I was thinking,” said Monday, who had spent six years in the Marine Corp reserve. “But I knew what they were doing was wrong.” The pair was attempting to set fire to an American flag after dousing it with lighter fluid. But the matches kept blowing out in the breeze, giving Monday a chance to sprint and snatch the cloth. Monday handed the flag to Dodger pitcher Doug Rau, who was not in the game.
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The two flag burners are now serving the United States Senate. Well at least their ideology is.
We need more Rick Mondays in sports today...and a lot less “Kneelers”
good man. a God given opportunity. (i don’t think those matches were blown out by accident). and Mr. Monday snatched it up. may God continue to bless him.
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