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Heat relief for the catchers.
Adult league, 9 innings, 1:00 PM start time. 104 deg. at game time.
For the entire game, both teams had a bench player warm up the pitchers, including the throw-down's. Sometimes the catcher would be standing off to the side watching. Good for the catchers. Good for me (PU). It really kept the game moving, especially when the catchers had to put on their gear, because the warm-up guy was out there before the pitcher would get to the mound.
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This may sound stupid but...
A few years back I was behind the plate in a high school game with temps right at 100! Humidity was up there too, 75% or better. Between innings I went over for a drink of cold water when the coach of the home team called me over to his bench. He took a towel out of a water cooler and told me to "cool off"! After doing so, I ask him what he had in the cooler. He was a former catcher with the Cubs (so don't hold this against him). He said that when he played they would take a cooler with about 2-gallons of water in it, add about 1/8 to a 1/4 cup of amonia to it and fill it up with ice. For some reason (which I don't understand), the amonia makes the water colder, or it seems to be, the amonia also, when you wipe your face and head with it, makes the water disapate much faster and "wakes you up", thus cooling you off! If you think I pulling your leg, try it but I must warn you, put all over the cooler it big, huge letters, DO NOT DRINK, CONTAINES AMONIA!
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Temp of 100* F and RH of 75% gives a dew point of 91 and a heat index of 150. The world record dewpoint is apparently 94, in Ethiopia. |
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You never heard of the Ethiopian USSSA World Playoffs?
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Three weeks ago, I worked a 1:00 PM Juniors Championship game (solo), and it was one of those games where everybody was dragging. Nobody hustled on or off the field, the catchers walked everywhere they went, and took forever to get their gear on. The temperature was 104 degrees, with 69% humidity, and I suffered heat exhaustion in the 5th inning (well over two hours into the game), and was unable to continue due to my health. I wasn't even supposed to be outside according to the health advisements on the news. I insisted on finishing, but they dragged me kicking and screaming (not literally) from the field and replaced me with a volunteer with mask, shin guards and a balloon. They said they could tell I wasn't looking very good. Turns out they were right, I was not doing well at all. They made me take my gear off and sit for a half hour in the snack bar with a fan blowing on me before they would let me leave. They made me eat a hot dog and gave me several nearly frozen Gatorades. I can no longer work games in the mid-day heat, only games with late afternoon or evening start times, until this heat wave subsides. It's really hot and humid everywhere these days. Be careful out there!
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