Book 9 (of 52) – The Man In The High Castle

The Man In The High Castle – Philip K. Dick

Imagine a world where the Allies lost World War II, with the US split between the Germans and the Japanese.  This is the world where Philip K. Dick puts us in The Man In The High Castle, where the Germans have taken over the east coast and the Japanese the west, leaving a free state between them in the Rockies.  Dick’s tale focuses primarily on the last two, switching among connected but disparate stories.

I watched the first episode of Amazon’s adaptation of this book and it did not really hold my interest.  The same can be said of the book, which took me forever to read and which I never really was enthralled by.  The concept certainly holds some interest, but the execution left me wanting more.

All Time Team Records

baseballs3Yet another exciting baseball season is upon us, and it is time once again to look at the all-time team records for games that I have attended dating back to 1984.  The Cubs begin the season as defending champions for the first time since 1909 while the White Sox finally start their long-overdue rebuilding effort, so both sides of town are pointing in different directions.  Either way, the 2017 season should be an exciting one.

All-Time Team Records
Team Name Won Loss Winning Pctg
California Angels 1 0 1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks 13 2 0.867
Florida Marlins 15 8 0.652
Philadelphia Phillies 10 6 0.625
Toronto Blue Jays 13 9 0.591
New York Yankees 12 9 0.571
Los Angeles Angels 16 13 0.552
Boston Red Sox 14 12 0.538
Colorado Rockies 7 6 0.538
Chicago Cubs 203 179 0.531
Chicago White Sox 267 237 0.530
Cleveland Indians 23 21 0.523
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2017 Predictions

The 2017 baseball season is scheduled to kick off tonight, with 3 games scheduled culminating with the Cubs starting their first title defense since 1909 against their arch rivals in St. Louis.  For the seventh consecutive year, I’ve looked into the crystal ball to make my picks for the upcoming season.

American League

East: Red Sox

Central: Indians

West: Mariners

Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Tigers

AL Champion: Red Sox

Cy Young: Chris Sale

MVP: Francisco Lindor

National League

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