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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: April 25, 2011, 12:36 am
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[font=times new roman, serif]April 25, 1976 - Cubs center
fielder Rick Monday rescued the American flag from two
trespassers who tried to set it on fire in the outfield at
Dodger Stadium. It happened in the fourth inning of a 5-4,
10-inning loss to Los Angeles.[/font]
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serif]
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrV8QPQAhxo[/font]
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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: April 25, 2011, 12:41 am
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The video is definitely worth watching.
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Re: Cubs History
By: Jes Beard Date: April 25, 2011, 11:29 am
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It would be interesting to know what happened to the two idiots
who were going to burn the flag. Not just what happened that
day or what they were charged with (presumably they were
charged) or what happened when their case when to court, but
what has happened to them in the last 35 years.
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Re: Cubs History
By: Jes Beard Date: April 25, 2011, 11:34 am
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A bit more on the story. I had forgotten that it was a father
and his 11 year old son.
HTML http://www.chatterfromthedugout.com/patriot.htm
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Re: Cubs History
By: Deeg Date: April 25, 2011, 11:52 am
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I was watching the game that day, I remember it well.
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Re: Cubs History
By: FITS Date: April 25, 2011, 12:10 pm
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[quote][font=Georgia]Aside from public ridicule, the older of
the two protesters incurred some legal punishment. Thirty
seven-year-old William Errol Thomas, an unemployed man from
Eldon, Missouri, was fined $60 for trespassing and placed on
probation for a year. No formal charges were placed against the
boy, who was treated as a juvenile offender.[/font][/quote]
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HTML http://bruce.mlblogs.com/archives/2006/04/the_flag_burner.html
HTML http://bruce.mlblogs.com/archives/2006/04/the_flag_burner.html[/font]
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Re: Cubs History
By: davep Date: April 25, 2011, 2:32 pm
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"It would be interesting to know what happened to the two idiots
who were going to burn the flag. Not just what happened that
day or what they were charged with (presumably they were
charged) or what happened when their case when to court, but
what has happened to them in the last 35 years."
The two were Barak Obama Sr. and Barak Obama Jr. No one knows
what happened to either of them.
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Re: Cubs History
By: CurtOne Date: April 25, 2011, 2:55 pm
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Probably a little over the top, Dave.
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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: April 26, 2011, 8:37 am
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April 26
1941 - The Chicago Cubs are the first team to install an organ,
with Roy Nelson manning the keyboard. But the Cubs hit sour
notes, losing 6-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1997 - Ryne Sandberg breaks Joe Morgan's major league record for
home runs by a second baseman with his 267th career blast at the
position in a 7-6 Cubs' victory over the Pirates. Sandberg hit
the first five home runs of his career as a third baseman before
he moved over to second.
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Re: Cubs History
By: Tuffy Date: April 26, 2011, 9:29 am
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There wasn't much to cheer about in 1997, but seeing Ryno pass
that Gold-Glove Hall-of-Fame Two-Timer Joe Morgan in homers was
one of them.
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