One of the major subplots of that is the baseball season, and the date of July 4th thereon.
Here's MLB as of about 3 PM Pacific time (so a few of the July 4 games have been completed) on July 4 of this year, which is also, give or take, the halfway point of the season for much of the league:
AL East: The Yankees appear to be increasing favorites to win the World Series. They are 58-22, on pace for 116 or 117 wins. 13 up on the Red Sox who are 10 over .500 themselves at 45-35. Tampa Bay is one game back, Toronto one back of them.
AL Wild Card: And that's the order of the AL Wild Card. This year, three teams from each league go in for three-game series with the lowest division winner, hosted, as in pandemic 2020, by the higher seed. Only Cleveland is a non-division-leader who's over .500 at this point. 1.5 back from Toronto.
AL Central: Minnesota 2.5 up on Cleveland.
AL West: Houston is 51-27, 13.5 up on Seattle.
So, as of right now, New York and Houston would get the byes. Minnesota would host Toronto, Boston would host Tampa Bay.
NL East: Mets are 3.5 up on the Barfs.
NL Central: Milwaukee 2 up on the Cardinals.
NL West: Dodgers 3.5 up on the Padres.
NL Wild Card: San Diego 1/2 game over Atlanta. St. Louis 3 back. Philadelphia 4.5 back, San Francisco 5.
NL Byes: LA and NY Mets (even in win column, LA one fewer loss)
Round 1: San Diego hosts Atlanta, Milwaukee hosts St. Louis.
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