Independence Day and baseball go well together. It's the national pastime, after all. Before you fire up the grills and watch the sky light up on Wednesday night, sports editor Matt Daniels takes you around the horn with four items:
Go, Cubs, go
The Cubs are still the best bet to reach the postseason this October (sorry, Cardinals fans, and White Sox supporters, well, 2020 is almost here) of the three teams local fans follow the most. If the Cubs keep producing series wins like Joe Maddon's club did this past weekend against the Twins, a playoff berth is inevitable.