The Giants, for the first time since America entered World War 2, had a scheduled off day on the Fourth of July this year. That’s weird!
The Giants weren’t the only team to have yesterday off, because that would be extremely challenging from a logistical point of view and would involve one team playing a doubleheader against two different teams. Also off yesterday were the Astros, Orioles, Mets, Diamondbacks, and Rockies. When asked about it, Bruce Bochy said the last time he had July 4 off was 1974, before he became a professional baseball player.