During the summer, the mosquitos come out in force. Basically, they swarm around you, especially on hot humid nights which are common.

We were playing one game when it was really humid and just after some rain from a thunderstorm dropped on us earlier that day. It was a perfect combination for mosquitos.

Roger, our head of R&D from Sweden, told me that he used a simple method to determine how bad mosquitos are. You simply straighten one arm, and slap it with your other hand. Then you count the number of mosquitos you killed.

Let's say that Roger's idea was very useful for this night. When I tried his technique, I killed five in one swipe - not a good sign. Also, I noticed that they were huge. They were much larger than those in California.

Everyone in the field was being eaten alive. You couldn't concentrate on the game because you were constantly slapping at your legs, arms and trying to shoo them away. People in the stands were getting out the bug repellent, but that didn't help.

This insanity kept up for one hour until the game mercifully ended. I had over 25 bites on me. Some people went to using calamine lotion to relieve the itching. I'm glad we didn't have a game quite like this again.