SCHOOLS OUT

I now there allot of people who read this blog that are glad school is out. Colonial Heights High School had graduation exercises last night and from what I understand there was a pretty large turnout this year. I didn't have to go this years commencement but I might have to go to next years festivities. UNC and Rice picked up 1st round wins in the College World Series (CWS), UNC beat Mississippi State 8-5 and Rice beat Louisville 15-10. In todays action it will be Oregon State vs Cal State Fullerton and California Irvine vs Arizona State. Also here in CH the Post 284 baseball team opens up it's 2007 season with a double header at home against Lakeside Post 125 at 3pm and 7pm game against a Legion team from Dothan, Alabama. J.J. Yeley won his 1st career Nextel Cup pole at Michigan yesterday beating Jimmy Johnson for the top spot in Sundays race at Michigan. My AIP index fell a little bit today despite throwing allot of pitches last night in Appomattox League practice, I thought I would be a bit more sore this morning but I am not. I forgot to mention that yesterdays Price Is Right was Bob Barkers final show. MICKEY

An ally has to be watched just like an enemy.
Leon Trotsky

1883 - The New York Giants baseball team admitted all ladies for free to the ballpark. It was the first Ladies Day.
1951 - Ben Hogan won the U.S. Open for the second straight year.
1970 - Brian Piccolo (Chicago Bears) died of cancer.
1981 - The "Chicago Tribune" purchased the Chicago Cubs baseball team from the P.K. Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million.
1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 55 points in an NBA Finals game against the Phoenix Suns. Jordan became the first player to score 50 points in a Finals games since Jerry West in 1969.
2005 - The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Disney owned Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Henry and Susan Samueli.

Actor Bill Cobbs is 72
Author Joyce Carol Oates is 69
Actress Joan Van Ark is 64
Boxer Roberto Duran is 56
Actress Laurie Metcalf is 52
Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 40
Golfer Phil Mickelson is 37
Baseball player Kerry Wood is 30
Actress China Shavers is 30
Actress Missy Peregrym is 25
Actress Olivia Hack is 24

Brian Piccolo, Football player, running back for the Chicago Bears of the NFL, subject of the movie "Brian's Song" died 37 years ago today, at the age of 26 from cancer.

Mel Allen, Broadcaster for the New York Yankees for 25 years, creator and narrator of the TV show "This Week in Baseball", also was the voice of Fox Movietone News newsreels for many years died 11 years ago today, at the age of 83.