Also, in case anyone besides me is curious, the worst ever 9-game start was the 1955 Kansas City Athletics, who started 2-7 with a -57 run differential, scoring 38 runs and giving up 95. One last quirk...the 2003 Braves started 3-6 and were outscored 65-36 to start the year, and proceeded to finish 101-61 and have the best record in baseball. So if anything, it's too early to take too much from 9 games.