STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.


A duck's quack doesn't echo.


The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.


The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."


The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms that are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

COLONIALS WIN13-3

The CH Colonials defeated Petersburg 13-3 in CD action tuesday in 5 innings. The Colonials jumped out to 11-0 lead in the first 2 innings enroute to the victory, not much to say about the win except it was over Petersburg. The Colonials return to action tuesday night at 6pm at Prince George. All the top teams in the CD won yesterday Matoaca, CH, Dinwiddie and Prince George. There might be some rain showers around here today and tonight which could put a damper on things out at RIR, Al said he was going over to RIR this morning to take photos all day. There is someone who reads the blog who has a birthday saturday and you will have to stay tuned to find out who it is. I have posted an old photo of dad from many years ago at Nags Head, he looks like he is mad about someting. MICKEY

AL'S PHOTOS FROM THE PETERSBURG GAME
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_vs_petersburg/

Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.
Jim Abbott

On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Ann B. Davis Actress (''The Brady Bunch'') is 80
Brian Williams NBC News anchor is 47
Tina Yothers Actress (''Family Ties'') is 33

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!

The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.


The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means, "The king is dead".


Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye."


An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?

ANDREW GOES 3-3, DEVIL RAYS FALL 13-11

Well Andrew went 3-3 last night but the Devil Rays fell to the Astros 13-11 in LL action at Ironbridge. The score went back and forth a couple of times but in the end the Devil Rays could not stop the Astros hitting attack. The Devil Rays will be back in action action saturday night at 6pm against the Phillies at Ironbridge Park. The CH Colonials will return to action this afternoon against the Peterburg Crimson Wave at 4:30pm at Shepherd Stadium. The TD Knights will play the Matoaca Warriors at the same time at Thomas Dale. The Nascar Busch and Nextel Cup Series are in Richmond this weeeknd, Al will be taking pictures at both events so we should have some photos to post on the blog from the races. In the NHL playoffs the top 4 teams in the Western Confernce all have been eliminated in the 1st round, I think that nay of the remaining could win the Cup. It looks like it will be sunny and around 84 at gametime today. MICKEY

PHOTOS THAT AL TOOK AT THE DINWIDDIE GAME
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_vs_dinwiddie/

CD GAMES TODAY
Matoaca at Thomas Dale
Hopewell at Prince George
Meadowbrook at Dinwiddie
Petersburg at Colonial Heights

The easiest thing of all is to deceive one's self; for what a man wishes he generally believes to be true.
Demosthenes

In 1904, the United States began building the Panama Canal.

Country singer Randy Travis is 47
Dawn Staley Basketball player is 36

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.


Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.


All porcupines float in water.


The reason some firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why is a boxing ring square?

COLONIALS FALL 8-6 TO DINWIDDIE

The CH Colonials lost yesterday afternoon to Dinwiddie 8-6, with the loss the Colonials fall back to a second place tied with Dinwiddie in the CD. The Colonials fell behind 6-0 early and were never able to catch up and we just didn't play well at all. The only bright spots for the Colonials were a pair of HR's one by Geordie Breidenback a 3run HR and one by JD McCarty a 2run HR. I have to say that I didn't sleep well last night because I know that we can play better than we did yesterday. The Colonials will return to action thursday afternoon at 4:30pm against Petersburg at Shepherd Stadium. The TD Knights defeated the Meadowbrook Monarchs 9-3 in CD action tuesday to complete a sweep on the Monarch on the season. In the other big game in the CD Matoaca deafeated Prince George 7-6 in 8 innings. The Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 2-1 OT victory over Montreal, the Hurricanes will play the NJ Devils in the second round. MICKEY

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Elbert Hubbard

In 1921, West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax.

Singer James Brown is 73
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 70
Singer Frankie Valli is 69
Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 60
Country singer Shane Minor is 38

STOOPID FACTZ !!

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.


A snail can sleep for three years.


All polar bears are left-handed.


Non-dairy creamer is flammable.


STOOPID KWESTION:Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

COLONIALS BACK AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON

The CH Colonials will return home this afternoon at 4:30pm against the Dinwiddie Generals. The Colonials enter the game 6-1 in the CD, while the Generals are 6-2 in the CD. Dinwiddie gave the Colonials there only CD loss earlier in the season 6-2 at Dinwiddie. In another big CD game today the Prince George Royals will travel to Matoaca. The TD Knights will play at Meadowbrook tonight at 6pm. Jimmy Johnson won yesterdays rained delayed race at Talladega, I would have rather seen someone else win. The best team in the NHL during the reagular season the Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last night in the 1st round by the Edmonton Oilers, Carolina can when there series tonight with a win in Montreal. I have posted a team photo of the 2006 CH Colonials baseball team. MICKEY

How many successful people have you ever heard say, 'I just make it up as I go along?' I can't think of one.
Mike Ditka

In 1863, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later.

Country singer R.C. Bannon is 61
Country singer Ty Herndon is 44
Wrestler-actor The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is 34
Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 21

STOOPID FACTZ !

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.


Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.


Butterflies taste with their feet.


Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.


STOOPID KWESTION : why do people fishing from the shore throw their baited hooks toward the boats as far as they can, and people in the boats throw their baited hooks toward the shore?

WELL IT'S THE FIRST OF MAY

Well today is the 1st day of May and before you no it summer will be here and school will be out again. It seems like this school year has flown by for some reason. I got fitted for my tux yesterday and it appear that some high school had prom this weekend, I have never seen so many teenagers bringing back tuxes at one time. The Nextel Cup race yesterday was washed out and will run taday at noon, it will be a short week for all the race teams because this weeks race in Richmond is saturday night. Most of the teams are testing at Charlotte this week also so it will be a short but a very busy week also. The Colonials will be back in action at 4:30pm tuesday at Shepherd Stadium when the Dinwiddie Generals come to town. I Have now decided to root for the Carolina Hurricanes for the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs since the Rangers are out. I have posted an old photo of Al and Keith with a clown, I don't know where this photo was taken at. MICKEY

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Oscar Wilde

On May 1, 1931, the 102-story Empire State Building in New York City was dedicated.

Former astronaut Scott Carpenter is 81
Singer Rita Coolidge is 61
Country singer Tim McGraw is 39
New York Jets running back Curtis Martin is 33

"fireball"lathroum fips at vms

the first pic of lathroum racing with the 44 car was taking in the middle of turns 1 and 2 of the same lap when he crashed off turn 4. i saw the wreck but vms is a 1/2 mile track and it was way to far away for me to shoot it while it happened! sorry for the one picture being on there twice i didn't know how to delet it

ECU HAS A GOOD DAY

The ECU baseball team came out swinging last night enroute to a 13-3 win over Tulane last night. In the game there were 6 HR's and 4 of those were by the Pirates, the Pirates also had 16 hits in the victory. For a game in which there were 16 runs scored it was a very fast game, it only took 2 hours and 8 minutes to finish the game. The Pirates stadium is a 1st class facility. We also saw the ECU softball team complete a DH sweep of Southern Miss in 9 innings 3-2, they had already won the first game of the day 4-3. The Pirates won both there games on there final at bat of each game. In all it was a pretty good day for ECU and it was a great day weather wise to watch both games. The NY Rangers are finished, they were knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Devils yesterday, the Rangers did not win a single game in the series. I guess I will continue to follow the playoffs with no rooting interest, maybe I will start rooting for all the underdogs that are left. Martin Truex Jr won yesterdays Busch race at Talladega and E Sadler is on the pole for todays Nextel Cup race today, next week both series head to Richmond. I have posted a couple of photos of Tony Stewart upside down during the Busch race yesterday, the photos are from the AP WIRE. Also I understand that a car got upside down at the Virginia Motor Speedway last night, maybe AL has a photo of that. MICKEY

"I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball."
Casey Stengel

In 1803 The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.

Country singer Willie Nelson is 73
Gary Collins Talk show host is 68
Isiah Thomas Basketball hall-of-famer is 45
Carolyn Dawn Johnson Country singer is 35

Devil Rays Fall to Nats

The Devil Rays took it on the chin today, as they were out slugged by the Nationals 14-12. Andrew turned in another good day for the Rays. He was 3 for 3, scored 3 runs, had 2 RBIs and HR. Defensively he recorded 2 putouts (a 6-U putout at short and 4-3 putout at first). The Devil Rays look to get back in the win column on Wed, May 3 (6 PM), as they entertain the Astros.

The picutre to the left was taken at last Sundays game courtesy of Uncle Al . We're still in negotiations, but expect to see him out at the park when the Devil Rays clash with the Braves in the final game of the season.

I AM HEADING TO ECU TODAY

I will be heading down to ECU today to see the Pirates play Tulane in baseball tonight at 6pm, in the 1st game of the series last night Tulane beat ECU 9-5. This will be the 1st baseball game that I have ever been to at ECU but I have seen many Pirate football games over the years. The baseball stadium is very nice at ECU and it should be pretty good game tonight. Andrew's LL team will try to make it two straight today when they play the Nationals at noon today on Ironbridge field #3, I heard they were running the bases better on tuesday. Qualifying is set for today for sundays Nextel Cup race at Talladega, I am sure it is going to be a wild race on sunday. I thought I would post another old photo and it's of me playing wiffle ball at the beach in 1972 and this photo was taken long before the Wiffle Ball Hall Fame controversy. Also today the NY Rangers are in a most win situation down 3-0 to the Devils, I have to say it doesn't look good for the Rangers. MICKEY

CD BASEBALL SCORES
Prince George 9 Benedictine 5
Thursday Score
Prince George 17 Petersburg 0

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.
Albert Camus

In 1862, New Orleans fell to Union forces during the Civil War.

Luis Aparicio Baseball hall-of-famer is 72
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is 52
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer is 48
Tennis player Andre Agassi is 36
Actress Uma Thurman is 36

colonials 2 thomas dale 3 in ot

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.


If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you will have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.


In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.


Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.


STOOPID KWESTION: Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Central District Standings As of April 27

Here are the Central District Standing as of yesterdays games. Note: The standings are based on the assumption that Prince George defeated Petersburg in their game.


Colonial Heights is 7-1 (District) and 11-3 (0verall) w/ .768 winning Pct.
Matoaca is 7-1 (District) and 11-3 (0verall) w/ .768 winning Pct.
Dinwiddie is 6-2 (District) and 9-4 (0verall) w/ .692 winning Pct.
Prince George is 6-2 (District) and 8-4 (0verall) w/ .667 winning Pct.
Thomas Dale 3-5 (District) and 3-9-1(0verall) w/ .231 winning Pct.
Hopewell 2-6 (District) and 3-10 (0verall) w/ .231 winning Pct.
Meadowbrook is 1-7 (District) and 3-11(0verall) w/ .214 winning Pct.
Petersburg is 0-8 (District) and 1-9 (0verall) w/ .100 winning Pct.

COLONIALS WIN AT THOMAS DALE

The CH Colonials defeated the Thomas Dale Knights 7-3 in CD baseball action yesterday at TD to remain in a first place tie with Matoaca. Brett Draper went the distance for the Colonials allowing just 5 hits and striking out 6 in the victory. The Colonial offense was lead by Kyle Mears, Erik Loftis, and JD McCarty who had two hits a piece for the Colonials. The Colonials are now 7-1 in the CD and 11-3 overall. The Colonials next game is tuesday at 4:30pm against Dinwiddie at Shepherd Stadium. Andrew's LL team will be back in action saturday at 12:00pm against the Nationals on Ironbridge field #3. I am going to see some college baseball saturday at East Carolina when the Pirates take on the Tulane Green Wave. The Nextel Cup race this weekend is at the always exciting Talladega Speedway at least for the fans, the drivers don't like it though. Next week they will be at RIR. MICKEY

CD SCORES
Matoaca 4 Meadowbrook 0
Dinwiddie 6 Hopewell 2
Colonial Heights 7 Thomas Dale 3
CD GAMES TODAY
Benedictine at Prince George

If desire is what we want and dedication is the price we pay to get what we want, then determination is what keeps us there.
Dennis Green

In 1758, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was born in Westmoreland County, Va.

"Tonight Show" host Jay Leno is 56
Baseball player Barry Larking is 42
Actress Jessica Alba is 25

colonial height city hall wreck

i don't know how this happend! it happened when i left work at 5 today

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.



Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.


Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.



Some lions mate over 50 times a day.


STOOPID KWESTION: Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

COLONIALS AT THOMAS DALE

The CH Colonials will visit Thomas Dale (The Evil Empire) this afternoon for a 4:30pm game against the Knights. The Knights are coming into the game winning it's last two games, it should be a nice afternoon for a baseball game so if you are not doing anything come on by. The NY Rangers return to the NHL playoffs appears to be about over the Rangers are now down 3-0 to the Devils and the Rangers offense I think is already on the golf course. I have posted a photo of Dale Earnhardt Jr car for this weekend at Talledaga, the car was done to honor his father and it looks just like the his old #3, I got the photo from the AP wire. GO BIG RED MACHINE, MICKEY

CD SCORES
Henrico 8 Prince George 4
CD GAMES TODAY
Matoaca at Meadowbrook
Dinwiddie at Hopewell
Petersburg at Prince George
Colonial Heights at Thomas Dale

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.
Alfred North Whitehead

In 1822, the 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.


Radio Announcer Casey Kasem is 74
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herman Edwards is 52
Rhythm-and-blues singer Cuba Gooding is 62

SHEPHERD STADIUM PHOTOS

Here are some photos that Al took at Shepherd Stadium tuesday, the stdium is looking pretty good these days. MICKEY

STOOPID FACTZ !!!

Starfish don't have brains.


The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.


The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.


The electric chair was invented by a dentist.


STOOPID KWESTION: Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

COLONIALS DEFEAT MEADOWBROOK 10-4

The CH Colonials defeated the Meadowbrook Monarchs 10-4 in CD baseball action tuesday. Nathan Anger went the distance on he mound giving up 7 hits and improving his rcord to 7-1 on the hill. The Colonials offense racked up 14 hits in the victory and were lead by HR'S by Jonathan Wells, Erick Loftis, JD McCarty and a triple by Andrew Holt. The Colonials infield continued to play good defense turning 3 duble plays in the game. The Colonials are now 6-1 in the CD and 10-3 overall. Next up for the Colonials is a game at Thomas Dale thursday at 4:30pm, the Knights won again yesterday beating Hopewell 13-3. The Colonials are now tied with Matoaca for first place in the CD. I will be back in uniform thursday after sitting out yesterdays game with 1 game suspension. The Richmond Renegades are back in town with John Brophy as the coach and Brian Goudie as player assistant coach, I have posted the logo for the team. Also fellow bloggers Vince and Mark were in attendance at the Colonials game. MICKEY

CD SCORES
Thomas Dale 13 Hopewell 3
Matoaca 17 Petersburg 0
Prince George 9 Dinwiddie 8
Colonial Heights 10 Meadowbrook 4

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. Confucius

In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Bowling Green, Va., and killed.

Carol Burnett is 73
Actor-comedian Kevin James (''King of Queens'') is 41

Two Happy Devil Rays

Well at least one looks happy in this picture. But, both are happy tonight as Rookie Devil Rays defeated the Rookie Mets 10- 5. After spotting the Mets 4 runs in the top of the first inning, the Rays bats errupted with back to back five run innings (innings 2 and 3). The Mets tacked on a run in the fourth but the game was called in the bottom of the 4th due to rain. The Rays had the bases juiced for #14 when the umpire decided to call the game (needless to say, he was not happy with that decision). Andrew turned in another good game, he continues to flash the leather by diving and knocking down a line that would have obviously gone through the Rays porous outfield to score 3 runs. Instead, the hitter was held to a single and the machine did the rest striking out the next batter leaving 3 Mets stranded to end the 4th. At the plate, Andrew was one for two. He grounded out to the second baseman in the bottom of the first and ripped a single down the third base line in the 3rd. As "Scoop" Mickey pointed out earlier this week, the Devil Rays base running is not the best; otherwise Andrew would've or should've had a double.

Next up for the Devil Rays will be the Nationals. Game time 12:00 Sat @ Field # 3 Ironbridge Park. Andrew said to let him know who's comining so he can leave some tickets for you a Will Call.