roy campanella

went to the saints baseball game this afternoon and evening, there was a giveaway item. since the saints were honoring roy campanella, who had played for an earlier version of the saints, there were posters being given out at the gate. there were proclamations from the mayor of st. paul. ramsey county, and the governor of Minnesota saying it was campanella day. the ceremonies meant the game started later than scheduled. saints won, beat Cleburne 8-5. it was my 8th saints game of the season, will likely go to just one more. I had some pizza and bottles water at the game, and besides the poster I liked getting a small program that had a campanella bio in it. there is an ad on the back for a book published by the Minnesota historical society, called 'they played for the love of the game'. hard to understand some of these posthumous honors, why wait so long to honor him? he died in 1993, more than two decades ago. although I know this happens for many other famous people.
   after the game I went to a comedy show in Minneapolis, hopefully I will have stage time there at a later date. I wanted a feel of the show, I arrived about an hour after it started.