COLONIALS WILL FACE MEADOWBROOK TONIGHT AT 7PM

The CH Colonials will play the Meadowbrook Monarchs tonight at 7pm in the L.C. Bird tournamnet, the Monarchs defeated Bird last night 7-5. We had practice last night and my arm is very sore this morning, I think I might have thrown to many pitches. George e-mailed me last night and said that he has been trying to post some photos of his new daughter Lexi on the blog but it is taking him to long to load the pictures with his dial up service, hofefully we will have some photos soon. I have posted an old photo from the past of me and Al from many years ago, it doesn't look like I am very old though maybe 2. MICKEY

CD SCORES
Meadowbrook 7 Bird 5
Dinwiddie 23 Kings Fork 3
Lakeland 6 Dinwiddie 5

CD Games Today
Meadowbrook vs CH
Monacan vs Matoaca

"I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent."
Tug McGraw

In 1981, President Reagan returned to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt.

Country singer Steve Azar is 42
Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek is 34

IT LOOKS LIKE SPRING WILL RETURN THIS WEEK

After some cool days this pat weekend it looks like spring is set to return in a pretty big way this week. It looks like today it will be in the 60's and after that it look like it will be in the 70's the rest of the week and there isn't much of a chance of rain either. Melody and George became the proud parents of a baby girl on friday morning for those of you who didn't know, maybe George will post a photo or two of the new addition to the family, I know that he has been busy the last few days. Kasey Kahne won yesterday Nascar race, this is Kahne 2nd win of the season and his team looks like they are going to amke a run for the championship this year. The Nextel Cup Series will be of for Easter this weekend. The Richmond Riverdogs won 4-2 over Elmira keep there playoff chances alive, they are now just 2 points behind Motor City for the final playoff spot. Don't forget the Colonials will be back in action on tuesday night at 7pm at L.C. Bird, the Colonials will play either Meadowbrook or Bird they play tonight at 6pm. MICKEY

CD TEAMS WITH GAMES TODAY
Meadowbrook at L.C. Bird

The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.
Lois McMaster Bujold

In 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published.

Author David Halberstam is 72
Sportscaster John Madden is 70
Sportscaster Don Meredith is 68
Singer Mandy Moore is 22

COLONIALS WIN A WILD ONE

The CH Colonials held on to win a wild one yesterday against Benedictine 11-9. It was a cold, damp, and windy day at L.C. Bird highs school and it sure wasn't a pretty victory for the Colonial but a none the less. The Colonials built a 5-0 lead in the 1st inning only to have Benedictine to close the gap to 5-4, and then the Colonials had a 11-4 lead entering the top of the 7th and then Benedctine battled back for 5 more runs but Kyle Mears got the last batter to K giving the Colonials an 11-9 victory. The Colonials were lead by Erik Loftis who went 3-4 with a 3run HR and 5 RBI's in the victory, Kyle Mears picked up the victory on the mound. The Colonials will now face the winner of the Meadowbrook and L.C. Bird ( monday at 6pm) game tuesday night at 7pm. The Richmond Riverdogs lost to Danbury last night 6-4 pretty much ending there chance of making the playoffs and last nights game was the last game home game of the season. The Nextel Cup Series is in Texas today. I am the beach for the day and will be back at home later tonight, it is pretty cool down here, the temp is 44 and it is windy and drizzling a bit. MICKEY

AL's photos from yesterdays game
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_vs_benedectine/

"The main idea is to win."
John McGraw

In 1947, a series of tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas claimed 169 lives.

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner is 80
Country singer Hal Ketchum is 53
Golfer Severiano Ballesteros is 49

southside speedway opener 4-7-06

some of the action from soutside speedway friday night!

COLONIALS IN L.C. BIRD TOURNAMENT TODAY

The CH Colonials will play Benedectine today at 4pm weather permitting in the 1st round of the L.C. Bird Invitational baseball tournament. The Colonials will try to make it a perfect week with another victory. I have to say after looking at the radar that today's game is very doubtful. The Richmond Riverdogs fell to the Adirondack Frostbite 3-1 last night at the RC and at the same time Quad City defeated Rockford 2-1 in SO to give them a two point advantage over the Dogs for the final playoff spot. The Dogs are pretty much in a must win situation tonight. There was a special guest in attendance last night as fellow blogger Mark joined me and Les in the stands. Also I forgot to mention in yesterdays entry to the blog that the Southside Speedway had opening night last night, former blogger Gary Fox and Chris Stefi are running the shows at Southside this year. I will be taking the car down to the beach either tonight or sunday morning for mom will have a car to drive while she is on vacation this week. I thought I would post another photo from the Prince George game of dad having a discussion with the umpire. MICKEY

CD BASEBALL GAMES TODAY ALL GAMES AT L.C. BIRD
Matoaca vs Manchester
L.C. Bird vs Meadowbrook
Colonial Heights vs Benedectine

"It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like."
Casey Stengel

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record. The round-tripper was off pitcher Al Downing.

Former first lady Betty Ford is 88
Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 66
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter is 52

WAR EAGLE !!!

anybody notice anything about these auburn university fans?

Central District Standings As of April 6

Here are the district standing through yesterday's games. The district record is first, followed by the overall record, and winning Pct. Note: These standings are based on the teams district record (not overall) and the assumption that Meadowbrook beat Petersburg yesterday.

Dinwiddie 5 - 0, 5- 1, .833
Matoaca 4 - 0, 5- 2, .714
Colonial Heights 3 - 1, 5- 2, .714
Prince George 2 -2, 4 - 3, .571
Meadowbrook 1- 3, 2 - 5, .286
Hopewell 1- 3, 2 - 7, .222
Thomas Dale 1 - 3, 1 - 6 - 1, .125
Petersburg 0 - 5, 1 - 6, .143

Overall Recod for District 25 -32 - 1, .431

COLONIALS BEAT PRINCE GEORGE 6-2

The CH Colonials defeated the Prince George Royals 6-2 in CD baseball action thursday at Shepherd Stadium. CH pitcher Nathan Anger went the distance for the Colonials allowing just 5 hits in the game. The Colonials offense was lead by Kenny Stoneback who went 3-4 and Andrew Holt who went 2-3. The Colonials are now 3-1 in the CD and 5-2 overall and the Colonials next game is in the L.C. Bird tournament saturday at 4pm against Benedectine weather permitting. I have posted a few photos from the game and I have posted the link to all the photos Al took at the baseball game and girls soccer game. The TD Knights lost a tough won last night at Dinwiddie 4-2. The Richmond Riverdogs are at home tonight against Adironadack tonight and will coninue there quest to make the UHL playoffs. I am going to take the car to the beach either saturday night or sunday morning for mom will have a car to drive during her week off from school. I feel much better today than I did last friday since we won yesterday, it always feels better when you win. MICKEY

CD SCORES
CH 6 PG 2
Dinwiddie 4 TD 2
Mataoca 10 Hopewell 0

Baseball Photos
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_vs_prince_george/
Soccer Photos
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_girls_soccer_2006/chhs_girls_soccer-1/

"All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field."
Casey Stengel

In 1947, auto pioneer Henry Ford died in Dearborn, Mich., at age 83.

Actor James Garner is 78
Country singer Bobby Bare is 71
Television personality David Frost is 67
Actor Jackie Chan is 52
Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 52

COLONIALS HOST PRINCE GEORGE

The CH Colonials will host the Prince George Royals this afternoon at 4:30pm at Shepherd Stadium in a CD matchup, both teams are 2-1 in the CD. The Thomas Dale Knights will be visiting Dinwiddie tonight at 6pm. The Richmond continued there push to make the UHL playoffs with a 5-0 victory over Missouri, Quad City also won last night som both teams reamin tied for the final playoff spot. There a few people on the blog looking foward to friday afternoon, thats when spring break starts and there be no school for more than a week. I thought I would post an old photo of Andrew and dad which proves Andrew has always been a Green Bay Packer fan. MICKEY

CD GAMES TODAY
Prince George at Colonial Heights
Thomas Dale at Dinwiddie
Hopewell at Matoaca
Meadowbrook at Petersburg
CD SCORES
Benedectine 11 Hopewell 9

Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.
Albert Camus

In 1917, Congress approved a declaration of war against Germany.

Country singer Merle Haggard is 69

COLONIALS BEAT PETERSBURG 19-0

The CH Colonials baseball team defeated Petersburg in 5 innings 19-0 at Petersburg on tuesday. Kyle Mears pitched a no-hitter for the Colonials with 8K's and Hugh Morgan and Lance Rhodes tripled for the Colonials. The Colonials will play thursday at home agaisnt Prince George. Thomas Dale had a tough day at Matoaca falling to the Warriors 10-0 in 5 innings, TD will play at Dinwiddie on thursday. The Richmond Riverdogs defeated the Adirondack Frostbit last night at the RC to pull even with Quad City for the final playoff spot, the Dogs are back at the RC tonight when the Missouri River Otters come to town. I have posted an old photo of you know who. MICKEY

CD BASEBALL SCORES
Colonial Heights 19 Petersburg 0
Matoaca 10 Thomas Dale 0
Prince George 3 Hopewell 2
CD GAMES TODAY
Dinwiddie at Petersburg
Hopewell at Benedectine

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
Democritus

In 1621, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, Mass., on a return trip to England.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is 69
Country singer Troy Gentry is 39
Country singer Pat Green is 34

WRECK ON I-95 SHAKES HOUSE

A wreck on I-95 this morning between a tractor trailer and a car this morning shook the house. I don't know how anybody in the car survived the wreck but as of this morning it didn't appear no one in the car was injured and cab of the tractor trailer was pretty damaged also, if I get any updates on the wreck I will let everybody know. The weather was pretty wild around here last night, we had some sever t-storms but no tornados were reported in our area. We were at Andrew's LL game when all the bad weather broke out, Andrew was 1-2 in the game but his team wasn't faring as well. All the HS baseball games in the area were posponed yesterday. Today CH will be at Petersburg and TD will be at Matoaca. The Florida Gators defeated the UCLA Bruins 73-57 last night to win the NCAA basketball tournament. MICKEY

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

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
Charles Dickens

In 1841, President Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inauguration, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to die in office.

Actor Craig T. Nelson is 62
Actress Christine Lahti is 56
Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 55
Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 50
Country singer Clay Davidson is 35

Mickey's Place

Mickey's Place

On Wednesday, April 5th, something will happen that will never happen again. It will happen at 2 minutes, 3 seconds after 1 AM.

01:02:03 04/05/06

STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON

It looks like some strong storms could be possible this afternoon putting a damper on some baseball games and baseball practices scheduled for today. Thomas Dale is suppose to visit Manchester this afternoon and Andrew's first LL game of the season is scheduled for an 6pm start Ironbridge Park on field #3, it will be the Devil Rays (Andrew's Team) against the Diamondbacks. Tony Stewart won yesterdays race at Martinsville and it looked like everybody held there temper in pretty good, I didn't hear anybody that as realy mad at each other. Florida will play UCLA tonight in the finals of the NCAA basketball tournament, GO BRUINS. The White Sox won MLB opener lasyt night over the Indians 10-4. The Braves and Reds start there season today. I have posted an old photo of Keith from a few years back here at the house here in CH. MICKEY

CD GAMES TODAY
Thomas Dale at Manchester
Dinwiddie at Petersburg

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Confucius

In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va

Actress-singer Doris Day is 82
Singer Wayne Newton is 64
Singer Tony Orlando is 62
Actor Alec Baldwin is 48

va motorspeedway opening night

GEORGE MASON HAS A TOUGH NIGHT

The George Mason Patriots just never seemed to be able to get on track last night against Florida falling to the Gators 73-58, Florida will meet UCLA in the NCAA finals monday night the Bruins defeated LSU 59-45. I will be rooting for UCLA now to win it all. The Richmond Riverdogs won last night 3-2 over Port Huron, Quad City also won last night so the Dogs remain 2 points behind Quad City for the final playoff spot. Major League baseball starts tonight with the Cleveland Indians playing in Chicago against the White Sox, the rest of the teams will start there season either monday or tuesday. I hope everybody set the clocks foward last night if not you will be an hour late for everything today. Also on monday Andrew's Little League team opens there season against the Diamondbacks at Ironbridge Park on field #3 at 6pm, after this game they are off until April 18. Andrew is playing for the Devil Rays this year in the Rookie Division of the Central Chesterfiel LL. MICKEY

"I let the other guys handle the talking. I love playing."
Andy Pettitte

In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.

Singer Emmylou Harris is 59
Country singer Buddy Jewell is 45
Country singer Billy Dean is 44

Thought for Today: "The future starts today, not tomorrow." — Pope John Paul II (1920-2005).

GEORGE MASON BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT

The George Mason Patriots will be back in action tonight in the semi-finals of the NCAA basketball tournament at 6:07pm against the Florida Gators, let's hope the Patriots can continue there run to the NCAA Championship game monday night. Also tonight the Va Motor Speedway has its opening night, it looks like it will be in the upper 50's to low 60's at race time there. The Richmond Riverdogs picked up 4-3 SO victory over the Motor City Mechanics last night in Detroit, tonight the Dogs play the Port Huron Flags. The Dogs are 2 points behind Quad City for the final playoff spot in the UHL. Jimmy Johnson is on the pole position for sundays race at the Martinsville Speedway, I think there might be some short fuses there sunday. I have posted an old photo of me on the beach in Nags Head from back in the early 70's. I guess you can tell by this post that I didn't amke it to the beach this weekend. MICKEY

CD BASEBALL SCORE
Prince George 2 Clover Hill 1

"Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings."
Sparky Anderson

In 1853, Cincinnati became the first U.S. city to pay its firefighters a regular salary.

Country singer Jim Ed Brown is 72
Baseball hall-of-famer Phil Niekro is 67
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is 56

Central District Standings as of March 30

I can't figure the formating for inputing the text to make this clean (i.e tabs). So, to read the standings I listed district record first, followed by the team's overall record.

Dinwiddie 2 - 0, 2 - 1
Matoaca 2 - 0, 3 - 2
Colonial Heights 1 - 1 ,3 - 2
Prince George 1 - 1, 2 - 2
Hopewell 1 - 1, 2 - 4
Thomas Dale 1 - 1 ,1 - 4 - 1
Meadowbrook 0 - 2, 1 - 4
Petersburg 0 - 2, 0 - 3

League: 14 - 22 - 1

COLONIALS FALL TO DINWIDDIE

The Dinwiddie Generals defeated the CH Colonials 6-2 last night in Dinwiddie, the Colonials were held hitless for 6 and 1/3 innings before Andrew Holt broke up the no-hitter in the top of the 7th. The Colonials are now (1-1,3-2) for the season and our next game is at Petersburg on tuesday. The TD Knights beat Meadowbrook 11-1 yesterday to improve to (1-1,1-4-1) overall, the Knights have Matoaca on tuesday. The Richmond Riverdogs will be in Detroit tonight to play the Motor City Mechanics, the Dogs are two points behind Quad City entering this weekend for the final playoff spot. The Nextel Cup Series make there first stop of the year in Virginia this weekend at Martinsville, there still could be some short fuses in this weekends race. At press time I haven't decided or not whether I am going to the beach this weeknd or not but I am leaning towards staying home, but I could change my mind later today. MICKEY

HERE IS A LINK TO SOME PHOTOS AL TOOK YESTERDAY
BASEBALL http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_at_dinwiddie/
GIRLS SOCCER http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_girls_soccer/

CD BASEBALL SCORES
Dinwiddie 6 Colonial Heights 2
Thomas Dale 11 Meadowbrook 1
Matoaca 6 Prince George 0
Hopewell 15 Peterburg 0
CD GAMES TODAY
Clover Hill at Prince George

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher."
Sandy Koufax

In 1968, President Johnson stunned the country by announcing he would not seek another term in office.

Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 78
Former Vice President Al Gore is 58

COLONIALS BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT

The CH Colonials will be back in action tonight at 6pm at Dinwiddie in a key CD matchup for both teams. Dinwiddie is 1-0 in the CD and 1-1 overall for the season and the Colonials are 1-0 in the CD and 3-1 overall. The TD Knights will also be action today as Meadowbrook pays a visit to Thomas Dale, both teams are 0-1 in CD play. The Richmond Riverdogs kept ther faint playoff hope alive with a 4-3 victory over Roanoke at the RC last night, it's to bad that the Dogs can't play Roanoke and Elimira every game. MICKEY

PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE THOMAS DALE GAME
http://public.fotki.com/bp2/chhs_baseball_2006/chhs_vs_thomas_dale/

CD BASEBALL SCORES
Clover Hill 9 Matoaca 3
CD GAMES TODAY
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie
Meadowbrook at Thomas Dale
Petersburg at Hopewell
Matoaca at Prince George

Adversity does teach who your real friends are.
Lois McMaster Bujold

In 1870, Texas was readmitted to the Union.

Actor-director Warren Beatty is 69
Singer Tracy Chapman is 42
Singer Celine Dion is 38
Singer Norah Jones is 27

COLONIALS HOLD ON TO BEAT THOMAS DALE 9-6

The CH Colonials hold on and beat TD in CD baseball action yesterday 9-6. The Colonials built an 8-1 lead with back to back HR's by Nathan Anger and Geordie Breidenbach but TD came back and cut the lead to 8-6 before the Colonials got more run in the last half of the 6th inning to make it 9-6. The Colonials also got three hits from Kenny Stoneback and Nathan Anger picked of victory for the Colonials. The Colonials will travel to Dinwiddie on thursday night for a 6pm matchup with the Generals. The three photos are from two HR's celebrations and of Andrew shaking hands with Bopper after the game. The Richmond Riverdogs will be at home tonight to play Roanoke in a 7pm matchup at the RC. MICKEY

CD BASEBALL SCORES
Colonial Heights 9 Thomas Dale 6
Prince George 14 Petersurg 2
Matoaca 4 Meadowbrook 0
Dinwiddie 12 Hopewell 2

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
Josh Billings

In 1790, the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler, was born in Charles City County, Va.

Model Elle Macpherson is 43
Country singer Brady Seals is 37
Tennis player Jennifer Capriati is 30

DEPRESSED !

thanks bobby, because of your unfortunate inuendo hurled at my faithfull dog yesterday, she has now lapsed into severe depression and is joining gary fox in boycotting this site. she stated that she also fails to recognize mickey's place as a legitimate site and will no longer be reading it.

THE EVIL EMPIRE VISITS COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Well the Evil Empire will be in town today for a 4:30pm matchup st Shepherd Stadium. Al will be taking photos of todays and I will post them as soon as possible. Today is the 1st day of games for all teams in the Central District and I have posted todays schedule below. There is a 30% chance of rain today so lets hope the 70% that it won't happens. I have also posted an old slide of Mark at the beach from many years ago, I don't know what exactly he is doing. My right arm and right hand are very sore for some reason this morning. MICKEY

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

Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Thomas Fuller

On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa.

Country musician Charlie McCoy is 65
Country singer Reba McEntire is 51

THINK PINK

GEORGE MASON ON THERE WAY TO THE FINAL FOUR

Who would ghave ever thought that George Mason would make it to the FINAL FOUR, they didn't even make it the finals in there own conference touranment and now they are going to the FINAL FOUR. A few weeks ago I said they were only two teams from VA in the tournament Hampton and George Mason and it didn't look good for the Va teams. Well with George Masons 86-84 OT victory over UCONN they are proving allot of people wrong, they will now play Florida on saturday in the semi-finals of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Richmond Riverdogs lost again to Adirondack sunday 6-1 in New York, it looks like Dogs will not make the playoffs this year, they are bck at home wed night against Roanoke. Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup race at Bristol yesterday and yes there were some tempers that were running a bit high, this week they Cup Series is at Martinsville so I am sure there will be some more rough driving this week. Central Disrict baseball play starts tuesday for everybody and the big game has Thomas Dale visiting Colonial Heights. MICKEY

We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.
John Dewey

In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida.

Singer Mariah Carey is 36

Andrew Says Everyone should Get use to this Scene

Andrew would like to congratulate his man Kurt Busch for taking the checker today at Bristol. He particuliarly enjoyed the bump and run move Kurt made on Matt Kenseth to take the lead. Also, all you Jeffie fan's: "the smartest thing Jeffie did all day was keep his helmet on when he went up and shoved Kenseth".