Tomorrow is opening day for the minor leagues and it is a special day for the Pawtucket Red Sox as this will be their first opening day since the passing of their late owner Ben Mondor. The PawSox plan to honor Mondor with a patch on their right arm for the 2011 season. Honoring the fallen has become a baseball tradition by bearing the players name or number on your jersey for a season. But the member of the Rhode Island state legislator feel this isn't enough. Yesterday the General Assembly presented the idea to name opening day "Ben Mondor Day" the idea will be brought up today and should go through with no problem.
Mondor purchased the PawSox in 1977 and is credited with saving the dieing franchise. Before he purchased the team they was on the verge of bankruptcy and turned it into the sucessful franchise it is today and gave it a blue collar feel that will live on for ages. Mondor passed away at age 85 in October but his presents will live on with the PawSox forever.
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