HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Happy Fathers day to all the Dad's who visit Mickey's Place. It look like it is shaping up to be a very warm week here in Colonial Heights starting today with temps 90's most of the week, also officially starts later this week. At the CWS yesterday Oregon State beat Cal Sate Fullerton 3-2 and Arizona Sate beat California Irvin 5-4. In todays winners bracket game it will be UNC vs Rice and in an elimination game Louisville will play Mississippi State. In local baseball action CH Post 284 Bucs split a DH yesterday winning there regular game with Lakeside Post 125 9-8 and losing to the team from Dothan Alabama 13-3. We will play our 1st Appomattox League games of the season Monday night at Prince George before returning home Wednesday night against Thomas Dale. Stephen Leicht picked up his 1st career victory in the Busch Series last night at the Kentucky Speedway, he drives for Robert Yates Racing. The Nextel Cup Series will race at Michigan this afternoon. MICKEY

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
Charles Wadsworth

1943 - Joe Cronin (Boston Red Sox) pinch hit a home run in both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia A's.
1960 - Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run.
1990 - Harry Gant became the oldest driver to win a NASCAR race.
1994 - O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Actor Peter Lupus is 75
Singer Barry Manilow is 61
Comedian Joe Piscopo is 56
Actor Jon Gries is 50
Actor Thomas Haden Church is 46
Olympic gold-medal speed skater Dan Jansen is 42
Tennis player Venus Williams is 27

Kate Smith, Singer known for her rendition of the song "God Bless America" died 21 years ago today, at the age of 79 from diabetes