Never afraid to speak his mind on the air , Shanley gave a blistering commentary on the night of June 4 , 1974 , after the Cleveland Indians ' promotion of Ten Cent Beer Night disintegrated into a riot , and led to a forfeit in favor of the visiting Texas Rangers . Noting the raucous nature of the fans that evening , Shanley began by apologizing to the regular fans not involved , and then said to those who caused the trouble , " Next time , why do n't you stay home and make an ass out of yourself . " Shanley 's most controversial moment on the air came in November 1979 , when he gained widespread attention by making an on-air statement against the public displaying of the Iranian Flag and the burning of the American Flag by pro-Ayatullah Khomeini supporters in New York City by burning an Iranian flag himself on a WEWS-TV 11 p.m. telecast during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Ten Cent Beer Night
Ten Cent Beer Night
Gib Shanley