Summer Heat is Miserable…

As the temperatures around the country continue to rise so do the temperatures of the club houses. While on a recent minor league trip we played at a field that had no air conditioning in the club house. As outside temperatures reached into the 115 range the indoor temperatures became unbearable. With virtually no escape from the heat we were forced to come up with a cooler alternative.

As we finished batting practice around 5pm the temperature and the sun were torching us all. When one player found a hose that was rolled up by our locker room door we quickly began drenching each other. Like young kids in the front yard there stood half a minor league baseball team playing in a hose. Everyone was in their shower shoes and shorts trying to find a way to cool their bodies. Just as we had cooled off we decided that we were not done with the hose. You see the showers are set to one temperature, HOT. So we took the hose through the door and used it in the shower to cool the hot water.

When you just finish a long and hot workout in 115 degree heat then are forced to go sit in a room that has no air conditioning you must find a way to cool off. As many of our teammates would agree this was the only way to stay half way cool on such a hot day and in such bad conditions.
Your baseball pro, Steve Holm

P.S. The central valley of California is known for sweltering heat…. Host mom, Jean