A CUB HERO? YOU BET

Thirty years ago this week, Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs became a hero in LA. Two protesters sneaked on to the field and poured lighter fluid on an American flag. Before they had time to torch it, Rick Monday made the greatest play of his career. He ran from his centerfield positon and snatched up the flag.

The protesters were arrested for trespassing and Rick Monday became a hero. Later that season, the Dodgers presented the flag to Monday who still possesses it. In fact, recently he put it to good use auctioning off pictures of people standing with the flag. The money was donated to a local shelter, in fact a food pantry who had just served their only meal for that day. Until Rick showed up again to save the day.

The Dodgers must have been so impressed with the former number one draft pick out of Arizona State that they traded Bill Buckner, yes that Bill Buckner, for Monday shortly after the season.

Now if Cub fans would just follow the lead of Rick Monday and do something that makes sense, that is right, then maybe good things would follow them. The first thing to stop is throwing opponents' home run balls back onto the playing field.