What a difference a few more games can make! We're at the halfway point of my first season of nineteenth-century baseball -- with each team playing a 16-game regular season -- and the Canaries are no longer looking like a world-beating powerhouse. After eight games, the Haymakers have pulled out in front with a 5-3 record and a +12 run differential; they've scored the most runs in the league and also allowed the fewest. Ace pitcher Cy Young is looking like our league MVP, and his work includes a 13-inning complete-game victory. The red-hot Blue Legs have moved up to second place, with a 4-4 record but a -5 differential that reflects their early struggles. The Canaries have fallen into the basement, with a 3-5 record and an ugly -7 differential. I'm still not confident that the teams are balanced appropriately, but I think we're pretty close. The teams are starting to exhibit their own unique flavors and character, so it will be fun to see how things shake out in the second half of the season.
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