Photo by Jennifer SilverbergMickey Carroll inside his Bel-Nor home in 2007.Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, died of natural causes this morning in his sleep. He was 89.Until recently Carroll, born Michael Finocchiaro, lived in the Bel-Nor neighborhood of north St. Louis County where he settled following a career in showbiz. Among his many distinctions, the four-foot-seven-inch Carroll claimed he was the godson of mobster Al Capone, was proclaimed t
File under ridiculous douchebag bullshit: Major League Baseball and Topps have reached an agreement to make Topps the only licensed maker of baseball cards. I'm not going to try and be balanced or fair about this. This is fucking bullshit. Of all the shitty things MLB has done over the years - and they are legion - this one just may take the cake. Licensing only one company to make baseball cards? Really? In what alternate universe is this a good idea?
