'It's blazing.' Some Phillies fans defied the heat during a recording-breaking hot day, while others tried everything to stay cool at home. jpayoute reports.
PHILADELPHIA – Those who dared to go outside tried to keep cool during this Sunday scorcher. More than 2,900 fans took in today’s Phillies game and it was brutal out there for them and the players.Elliott Given Pocono Win After Hamlin, Busch Disqualified“We actually tried to sell the tickets yesterday, I’m not gonna lie,” a Phillies fan said at Citizens Bank Park. “It was too hot.”“It was very empty in there because it was so hot today,” another Phillies fan said.
“It’s hot as you see,” Jackie Wleh, the church’s director, said. “It’s extremely hot but what is cooling for us, the church as a whole is just to make sure folks gonna be safe.”“Hot, extremely hot, miserable – I’m so lucky to come across this fan we needed it,” Michael Dancey, a churchgoer, said. “I didn’t have a way to stay cool we were on our way to take a ride just to stay cool.”
And as people find different ways to cope – some say they’re just powering through until the end of this heatwave. “Philly humid heat is pretty serious,”Orben Robinson, a Phillies fan, said. “You gotta be built Philly-tough. Built like the Phillies, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Citizens Bank, Lincoln Financial, the whole thing we built Philly-tough, so we can deal with it.”
With the heat advisory running into Monday, Philadelphia’s heatline is 215-765-90-40. It will remain open during the heatwave.
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