Rick Monday's Big MomentI have
blogged about this a few times
in the past; this is the
30th anniversary of Monday's famed dash to save the flag.
There's a
terrific account of the incident here, with extensive first person memories by Monday. Monday was an ASU graduate, and was the
very first player drafted in the very first major league draft. He was not a Hall of Famer, or even a star, but he was a
good, solid ballplayer with speed and power. Baseball Reference says the most similar player in baseball history was Johnny Callison (a 1960s Phillie), but after that they mention Kirk Gibson.