Exactly 30 years ago today, Rick Monday helped deliver the pennant to the Los Angeles Dodgers, thanks to a ninth inning home run. Rather appropriately, Monday’s blast came on Monday Oct. 19, 1981 – “Blue Monday,” as it became known. It sure was a blue day for fans of the Expos, whose team lost due to Rick Monday’s shot.Read more here.
(Pic Link: flickr Jason Spaceman)
funny, I remember in '81, that weird shortened season, and I was secretly rooting for Expos and Astros, just because I thought that it was cool that they were having their first ever post seasons. That was first time I could ever remember only *half* rooting for LA.
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