Gotta love these playing conditions

I cannot even fathom playing in those conditions. Sounds more like the weather for a Packers game to me!

I don't know how you guys do it? I wouldn't go to our local game last night because it was sprinkling and only 50. I stayed home with my hot chocolate, blankie, and listened on the radio. I admit--I am a wimp!!

As you can deduce by my posting, I'm not at the game. It's 34 with a 23 degree windchill at 12:30. I grew up here. But I don't live here. We never played until mid April. My son has played all his high school games in mid 50's at home. That's tolerable.

What's worse...we drove 30 minutes to a game and 10 minutes before game time the home team decided it was too wet to play.

Guess they couldn't tell two hours ago

Two years ago, on March 20, my son had a game that started at 4:30. The sky was gray, and because it was still Central Standard time, it wasn't really light. The temperature at game time was 32, with a very stiff wind--25-30 mph steady right out of the north and blowing directly at home plate. It was cold. Brutal. The team played three innings--no one played well, it was too cold to field a ball or throw it. The ump finally called the game---because a security light on a far-away building was turned on and shining directly into the batters' eyes. Thank goodness.

But that night, my son said to me, "Mom, I hurt my shoulder."

The game didn't count. It was in that game that he tore his labrum diving for a ball.


Sometimes, it's just too cold to play.

It's normally in the low-50's here this time of year--sweatshirt weather for us--but because of La Nina we've had one winter storm after another come through. It is the worst Spring weather I've ever seen since I've lived here. It's snowing right now. Bum, Jr.'s team is now 5-0 but hasn't played in a week! There were supposed to be scouts out at the last game he pitched but.. cancelled again.

(Sigh.)

Warming to the mid-50's with sunshine next week. I can't wait. That sounds downright tropical to me right now.

In a fleeting moment of bravery I went to the second game. I went. I saw. I froze. I met GT fans who where really cold. Hell, the BC fans were really cold. There wasn't a concession stand. So no hot drinks.

GT's third baseman Feltes put on a show with two bombs and a couple of nice fielding plays. I always enjoy talking to fans at college games. I had a unique experience yesterday. There were little kids wearing GT hats but their parents were obviously from the area. I met two sets of parents who were watching their "adopted" sons from the Cape League.