Happy Flag Day, Rick Monday
 

One day late, I guess...Is Flag Day on a Sunday or are we observing today?

YouTube - The Greatest Play In Baseball - Rick Monday Saves U.S. Flag

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God Bless Rick Monday!

Joe in Missouri
PS Nice Hat!

It makes you cry ... again.

Bud Furillo was a local L.A. sportswriting and sportscasting legend. During his run at the old Los Angeles Herald Examiner, on the wall of his office, Bud proudly displayed a huge 4' x 5' print of that Pulitzer-nominated photo of Monday running away with the flag, which, of course was photographed by a Herald photographer: James Rourke. It made you shiver just looking at it, as it does now.

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I only he could have somehow "bowled them over" as well. I wish I could have heard what Lasorda said. This is the first time I noticed him out there in their faces.

Based on decades of listening to Tommy's legendary rants, it probably went something like this: "What the f--- do you two worthless, little pieces of s--- think you're doing? That's the American flag you're f------ with, God damnit! You know why you two little c---------s are free to live your worthless, chicken s--- little lives?!? Because brave young men died to protect what that flag stands for, you worthless, cowardly little co--------s! I can not f------ believe that there are two more cowardly little co--------s than you two. Get these chicken s--- little c---------- off this field before I kick their f------ a$$es!"

From the original linked video:

"Tommy yelled about every expletive a longshoreman knows" or something to that effect.

But what does Tommy think of Dave Kingman? :D

The two pieces of $hit were already in the correct, kneeling position, Why didn't someone come up behind them with a .45 and finish the job?

Sorry, but if it is their right (burning the American Flag) to have freedom of expression, then I express my right to freedom of expression and send these idiots to hell!

While I would have been ok with them getting roughed up, I do not think that homicide would have been justified.

I concur, homicide is a little over the line, but I think it would be within my right (and maybe my responsibility) to put out that fire with a firehose from 10-15 feet away.

I have a new hero in Rick Monday.
And Lasorda's stock just increased, in my mind, exponentially (that means "a lot" for any coaches who might read this).

Mr. Mike Curtis, please? Is Mike Curtis in the crowd?

Damn right Ozzy.

"If we preach tolerance vs intolerance instead of good vs evil, we wind up with the tolerance of evil."

I know that this rubs some people the wrong way but I really get pissed when I see scum like this desecrating Our Flag. Splattering a few brains might just wake up the rest of the bunch! I wouldn't consider this homicide, I would call it Flag-icide! :D

Jeez, and I thought I was a right-wing nut job!!!:D

"Splattering brains always helps me get over being pissed."

Charles Whitman

I come from a military family. I get pretty ticked off, as well.

However, murdering someone is actually quite a bit worse than flag burning. I hope you were joking. If we were to murder someone for flag burning, how are we any different than the lunatics who were killing people and firebombing places over Mohammed cartoons?

A little perspective is necessary...I would think a punch in the jaw for the flag burners would suffice.