Halfway Point

We've hit the halfway point of my second season of nineteenth-century Strat-O-Matic baseball action. The Haymakers are way out in front with a record of 7-3 and a +8 run differential. The Blue Legs and Canaries are tied at 4-6, but while the Birds have a solid +3 differential, the Legs are sporting a woeful -11. The MVP race, meanwhile, is wide open. Last year, King Kelly dominated the league from start to finish, but this time around there are several in the running -- Dan Brouthers and Sam Crawford of the Blue Legs, Hugh Duffy and Ed Delahanty of the Canaries, and Jesse Burkett of the Haymakers. There's still a lot of baseball to played, however, so we'll see what happens in the second half!