In case you were wondering whether we live in interesting times:

In the last six weeks or so . . . .

• On May 30, former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his hush money/election interference trial.

• On June 11, President Joe Biden’s son was found guilty of federal gun crimes.

• On June 27, Biden debated Trump and had what was universally acknowledged to be a “disastrous” performance, one that ultimately led to him dropping out of the race.

• On July 1, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump had broad immunity for official acts as president.

• On July 13, someone tried to assassinate Trump.

• On July 15, a Florida judge dismissed Trump's classified documents case.

• On July 15, that same day, Trump tapped J.D. Vance to be his running mate.

• On July 21, Biden announced he was dropping his re-election bid.

• On July 21, that same day, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president.

We’ve lived through interesting times before. But this year, more than almost any other, almost day after day, it’s getting tougher and tougher to pay attention to the baseball pennant races.