Leaving work early to go watch my son's first day of baseball practice at the High School. Gonna grab me a Dr. Pepper and a snickers bar.....life couldn't be better.
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There's not a person in the Northeast who likes you right now.... 
Have a great time...
Have a great time...
quote:Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
There's not a person in the Northeast who likes you right now....
Have a great time...
Count the Great Lakes in too.
Oh, that sounds sooooo good here in KY too!!! Enjoy your afternoon Keller!
Oh now, that's just mean! Fresh snow on the ground here...
(But have fun watching the boys practice anyway.)
(But have fun watching the boys practice anyway.)
Did you have an invite, or will you be peeking over the fence? 
quote:Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
There's not a person in the Northeast who likes you right now....
Have a great time...
Haha, here in Rochester, NY it about 60 and sunny. Too bad tryouts don't even start for another month and a half.
I think I had my troyouts 3 weeks ago
Not too many northerners like us here in sunny florda or texas, az, ca. Thats why I left the cold harsh winters. When it gets to 60 and sunny here, we know we had a cold front and we get out the sweat suits. Still lots of room south and west for all you baseball lovin' folks, and more and more moving here everyday.
Yea Coachric
Know what ya mean.
Notice I have been careful not to dicuss luxury of weather, besides, it is suffocating in July and August here and nice up there at that time. Guess it all balances out from NE to SE
Shep
Know what ya mean.
Notice I have been careful not to dicuss luxury of weather, besides, it is suffocating in July and August here and nice up there at that time. Guess it all balances out from NE to SE
Shep
Being a new englander that saw summers at 100 plus degrees, and summers that were too cool to go to the beach and too cloudy to get a tan, I have learned to love the summers here as well. We are almost guaranteed sunshine, I just stay out of it from 12-5 pm. I never liked those afternoon tournaments the last week in july. I once got a sunburn on my back... through my shirt.
You need to experience playing three games on a Missouri 90 degree+ day in July with about 70% humidity. Had to do this once. Worst day our team ever had to deal with. That's what rainouts on tournament weekends get you. They went 2-1 that day but got hammered pretty good in the third game.
Son played in a late July tournament a few years ago, well, actually played in two tournaments in the same weekend for two different teams. He begged me to let him do it, so I relented.
Played a total of 9 games in 3 days, all of them played at temperatures between 90 and 104 degrees. Needless to say, he didn't leave the a/c for a week.
Played a total of 9 games in 3 days, all of them played at temperatures between 90 and 104 degrees. Needless to say, he didn't leave the a/c for a week.
THAT'S BRUTAL, KELLER!! It's horrible for the kids but I think the parents grumble more.
My wife grew up in San Antonio with no air conditioner. We are just a little more spoiled these days.
My teams used to practice in July & August at 5 p.m. Temp's up to 107. But we took lots of water breaks and made sure the boys stayed well hydrated. Never had a kid have any trouble. I almost keeled over once, though, while throwing 400th pitch of hitting practice. 
And we were always in great shape compared to other teams when we had to play games during the heat of the day.
And we were always in great shape compared to other teams when we had to play games during the heat of the day.
It's raining up here 
quote:Originally posted by Coachric:
{...speaking about Orlando ...} I have learned to love the summers here as well. We are almost guaranteed sunshine, I just stay out of it from 12-5 pm. I never liked those afternoon tournaments the last week in july. I once got a sunburn on my back... through my shirt.
Played a week long tourney in Orlando before ... 95+ temp with 100% humidity ...
Orlando may be the toughest place to play during the summer that I've ever been to.
If you don't like Orlando, don't try Houston in August.
The boys who play in the Gulf Coast League (Rookies)have to play 9 innings everyday (6 days a week)at 12 noon in that FLorida heat -- June-August. It is a good test, because some of them just can't take it!
Texan... exactly! Houston in August is still the absolutely worst! You are literally sweating by the time you walk from your car to the fields!
Many moons ago (1960's) I pitched extra inning game in little league all-stars.During warm ups for 8th inning blacked out with heat exhaustion.Here in S.C. we just played ball,didn't know much about hydration other than swimming in the creek(saltwater).Guess God looks out for idiots and small children.
KD, how about that cool front that came through last night. Only in the 60's today.
Hey HiHard, and any of those who really believe we have 95+ with 100% humidity. I not only have never seen it in 18 years, but I did a check a while back for the highest heat index on record in Orlando. It is 112. That was on a 97 degree day with humidity hovering around 70%. Thats unbearable. We get our highest humidity in the am and late pm, but our hottest temps around 3-5 pm. So it can feel like 90 at 8 am and like 97 at 3 pm. Still no relief. I checked what 95 with 100% humidity would be on a chart. It feels like 122 degrees. We haven't had that yet. I guess Vegas and Phoenix have dry heat. I read where 120 can actually ONLY feel like 115-117. Now thats much more like it.