Baseball is a game that’s cyclic in nature.
Every batter’s goal is to end up where he started, scoring a run by touching home. Every inning has a top and a bottom. You can even hit for the cycle! And every season is punctuated by holidays, days without any actual relevance to the baseball calendar, but days that come up year after year and are instantly more memorable.
The fourth of July is obviously one of those days. It’s a day to celebrate America, and what better way to celebrate than with America’s pastime.
This year, the Rockies will be in Los Angeles for Independence Day, taking on the NL West leading Dodgers.