Record heat greets Angels in Baltimore
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It is so hot in Baltimore, where the Angels opened a three-game series Friday.
How hot? Well, depends on whom you ask, and when. But the National Weather Service said it has never been hotter in Baltimore than it was Friday, when the downtown high of 107 degrees tied a record set in 1936. And the late-afternoon temperature at the airport was 105. That equals the highest temperature since record keeping began in 1871
But wait, it gets worse.
The heat index, which takes into account the temperature as well as 48% humidity, was 120.
“The temperature on the field,” Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher said, “is 135. That’s what the grounds crew told us.”
Here are the players lucky enough to get to play in that heat Friday:
Angels
2B -- Maicer Izturis
RF -- Torii Hunter
DH -- Bobby Abreu
LF -- Vernon Wells
3B -- Alberto Callaspo
SS -- Erick Aybar
1B -- Mark Trumbo
CF -- Mike Trout
C -- Jeff Mathis
P -- Ervin Santana
Baltimore Orioles
SS -- J.J. Hardy
RF -- Nick Markakis
CF -- Adam Jones
C -- Matt Wieters
1B -- Derrek Lee
DH -- Luke Scott
3B -- Mark Reynolds
LF -- Felix Pie
2B -- Blake Davis
P -- Alfredo Simon
-- Kevin Baxter in Baltimore