SAN FRANCISCO — The combined strength of America is just too much, apparently. The San Francisco Giants rolled out a huge American flag for the pre-game national anthem at World Series Game 3 . People stood in the outfield and stretched it out. There's wonderful metaphor in that. Problem was, the flag tore. Such is the peril of having a big ol' flag: it can produce a big ol' hole. Here's the flag malfunction in Vine form, via Erin Faulk : America is a resilient country. We can overcome this. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Mike Oz is an editor for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz