Let's take a quick look at eight ballplayers:
- Billy Hamilton (rf)
- Ed Delahanty (lf)
- Roger Connor (1b)
- Honus Wagner (ss)
- George Davis (3b)
- Hugh Duffy (cf)
- Buck Ewing (c)
- George Wright (2b)
It's practically a "Who's Who" of nineteenth-century superstars. It's also the starting lineup of my Strat-O-Matic Canaries team, which is floating in the toilet with a 1-7 record and league-worst -8 run differential. Their offense (if you can call it that) is averaging 2.25 runs per game, which, despite the addition of the walk-happy Hamilton, is down significantly from last year's meager offering (2.88). These guys were no-hit on Opening Day and were shut out again last night. Although it's true that offense is down league-wide this season, and we're still talking about a very small sample size, I'm stunned by just how terribly the Canaries have hit. Even with some positive regression, I think the Canaries are in too deep of a hole to make a playoff run this season. Perhaps their luck will change in Season 9...
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