It’s not a moment I got to see live. I was still just a twinkle in my father’s eye. But as he showed me that moment when I was older I quickly realized it was more than just disrespect for out nation’s flag. Rick Monday’s simple action was heralded around baseball when he dashed in to pull away and American flag right as two protestors were about to set it on fire in the Dodgers’ outfield.
Monday spent 19 years in baseball, and a few years later would end up playing for the Dodgers. He was a two-time All-Star and finished in the top 20 for the MVP in 1976 with the Cubs.