There are signs of fall all around us. Labor Day is just around the corner. Some of the trees are starting to change color. The Bears are…well, we’re not quite sure what they’re doing. But the surest sign of fall was on display Saturday, when Joe Maddon took Jason Hammel out in the third inning. It’s a surer sign that fall has arrived than when Binny’s adds an entire row of pumpkin beer selections.
We saw this a lot late last year, and into the playoffs. Hammel not being able to keep the ball down, then throwing sliders that don’t do much sliding.