NO BASEBALL LAST NIGHT

Our Appomattox League baseball game scheduled with Manchester was postponed last night until Friday night believe it or not due to poor field conditions at Shepherd Stadium. Apparently they were working on the lip of the infield over the weekend and the area they were working was still extremely soft yesterday and mad the field unplayable. I am glad this situation didn't take place during our high school season because I know someone who would have been extremely mad if he had to postpone a game for this reason. Also in the news Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi, who has won six straight Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contests, suffered a serious jaw injury while training for the July 4 event. The Japanese eating legend was diagnosed with jaw arthritis and can barely open his mouth which means we will likely have a new champion this year. A celebrity in Japan and America Kobayashi still holds world records in many eating competitions, including hamburgers, bratwurst sausages, lobster rolls, cows' brains and rice balls. I guess you can tell it's a slow day on Mickey's Place, it won't be long now until vacation starts. MICKEY

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
William Hazlitt

Actress Eleanor Parker is 85
Former Virginia governor and U.S. senator Charles Robb is 68
Singer Billy Davis Jr. (The Fifth Dimension) is 67
Actor Robert Davi is 53
Rock singer Chris Isaak is 51
Actor Sean Hayes is 37
Actor Matt Letscher is 37
Actor Chris O'Donnell is 37
Actress Rebecca Budig is 34
Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 33
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is 33
Football player Chad Pennington is 31
Actress Kaitlin Cullum is 21

Roy Campanella, Baseball player, Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who was paralyzed in an auto accident in mid-career, his autobiography (and the movie about his life) was called "It's Good to Be Alive" died 14 years ago today, at the age of 71 from a heart attack.