CAPS FORCE GAME 7, IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR BASEBALL

The Washington Capitals fell behind 2-0 to the Flyers last night before they scored 4 unanswered goals to came away with a 4-2 win and force a game 7 tonight in Washington. The New York Rangers will meet the Montreal Canadians in round 2 of the NHL playoffs after Montreal finished off Boston in 7 games last night, the winner of the Caps and Flyers game tonight will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in round 2. It is still raining a bit here in Colonial Heights this morning which isn't to good for baseball tonight. I don't think there is anyway that anybody in our area will be able to play this afternoon or tonight and there is a good chance that it still might be to wet tomorrow as well if the sun doesn't come out soon. I don't about you but I am about tired of all this rain. My PAIN index has gone up a little this morning because I have a charlie horse on right calf, I hit on something at work yesterday an it is sore this morning. THE BLOG SURE HAS BEEN DEAD LATELY. MICKEY

TODAYS SCHEDULED CENTRAL DISTRICT BASEBALL GAMES
COLONIAL HEIGHTS AT MATOACA
HOPEWELL AT THOMAS DALE
MEADOWBROOK AT DINWIDDIE
PETERSBURG AT PRINCE GEORGE

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
Barbara De Angelis

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1793 - Philadelphia played host to the first circus attended by George Washington. It would be years before Congress provided a two-ring circus of its own for the President!
1864 - The U.S. Congress mandated that all coins minted as U.S. currency bear the inscription “In God We Trust.”
1876 - An eight-team National League began its inaugural season on this day in 1876. A crowd of 3,000 watched as Boston defeated Philadelphia 6-5. The opening season consisted of 70 games -- a lot less than the 162 game season (barring strikes) played today -- and no playoffs! These are the cities that were home to the original eight National League teams: Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Today, Boston is in the American League, Hartford and Louisville don’t have teams in either league, and Atlanta, Montreal, Houston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Colorado and Florida join the rest of the original teams as members of baseball’s National League.
1914 - Babe Ruth, playing for the Baltimore Orioles, made his pitching debut in pro ball. He shut out the Buffalo Bisons, 6-0.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut on this night at the Frontier Hotel. With Heartbreak Hotel at the top of the pop charts, one can imagine the excitement generated by the new ‘King of rock and roll’. Even with a number one hit, Elvis was not yet well-received by the middle-aged audience. Management of the Frontier was so unimpressed, they gave Elvis his walking papers after one week of a two-week engagement.
1962 - The Toronto Maple Leafs won back the Stanley Cup after 11 years. The National Hockey League champions kept Lord Stanley’s cup locked up in Toronto for the next three seasons.
1970 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets struck out 19 batters to tie a National League baseball record. He also set a record by striking out 10 batters consecutively as the ‘Amazing’ Mets defeated the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium.
1970 - The first Earth Day was observed -- with the purpose of reclaiming the purity of the air we breathe, the water we drink and the environment we live in. With the slogan “Give Earth a Chance,” Earth Day continues to be celebrated on this anniversary or on the vernal equinox.
1985 - Washington and Lee University researchers reported this day that Martha Washington had 29,650 pounds when she and George were married. Now, before you smart alecks start making cracks about the ‘Father of Our Country’ liking cuddly women, we’d like you to know that 29,650 pounds was worth $5.9 million on their wedding day.

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