If you've been reading my occasional blog entries, then you already know that I am a rabid Yankee fan with a Saturday season ticket package. Tomorrow, I'll be attending my second straight game in two weeks. Last week was an interesting day. It began with the 64th Annual Old Timers' Day, followed by a truly horrific Yankee performance against the Tampa Bay Rays (a 10-5 loss). And as if that weren't bad enough, it was a hot and humid day in the Bronx. Even though my seats are under the Grandstand overhang, in the shade, it was still uncomfortably warm and I was miserable by the time I got home.
Tomorrow promises even more misery. The warm front that brought the persistent rain to Connecticut today will likely push north and east of the region overnight, leaving us in the pressure cooker for tomorrow. This could be one of the most uncomfortable days of the summer. Temperatures will be pushing well into the 90s with dew points reaching the mid-70s. What does that mean? Let's just say that when the dew point reaches 70 degrees, the air is already oppressively humid. When it exceeds 75, as it might tomorrow, we are looking at tropical rainforest levels of humidity. Combined with the high temperatures, it will most likely feel more like 105 degrees tomorrow afternoon.
With some 48,000 other fans to surround me, I guess it just proves that misery really does love company. The only thing that might make it a bit more palatable is that Alex Rodriguez might hit homerun #600 tomorrow (unless he does it tonight). Despite what most people believe, baseballs travel farther in hot, humid weather than in hot, dry weather. So there's a chance that the crowd's collective misery might be turned into a grand celebration in the Bronx tomorrow. Here's hoping...
