As usual in these roasting days of August, the temperatures in Arlington are in the mid-30s, but for the locals it’s like a cold snap.
The last home stand, every game began with the thermometers resting in triple digits on the Fahrenheit scale.
“You’re conscious of it,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, who resides about four hours south and west of Arlington, in San Antonio.
“A pitcher might hit that wall a little quicker on a real hot night and we have to be watching for those signs. We get spoiled up there in Toronto.