Injury Hit in Huntington

Sammy Seneca was injured yesterday and will be out the rest of the season.  While Seneca is not the best player on the team he is still a major contributor and an important player in Huntington's hopes to win the World Series.  Perhaps the biggest blessing in the injury is that it was a hamstring injury and it did not impact his bat in any way.  His speed and health ratings took a big hit but he should return ready to hit as well as he was before the injury.

REviewing the other players hurt so far this offseason there have been a few other big injuries none of the others have been for as long or for a player of Seneca's stature.

NL Playoff Race

NL North
Chicago has an 8 game lead over Detroit. It is pretty much over but Detroit is the second wild card team at the moment and has a 10 game lead there.

NL East
Atlanta has a 4 game lead over New York and 5 over St. Louis. While the divisional games to close out the season may lead to a change, Atlanta is in a solid position here. Washington is also hanging around, only 7 games out.

NL South
This is an interesting division as Huntington and Tampa Bay are going back and forth. At the moment Tampa is in first by 2. Huntington does have a few interesting story lines however, Will they reverse their record from last season? It will be close. Secondly, Why was AI put in charge yesterday? Is Pbrow gone for the weekend or is this the end? My guess is he is taking a long weekend but it is an odd choice regardless. A long weekend should not kill the pitching staff, ai might. Whichever team misses here will be a wild card.

NL West
Its over already. Oakland has a 10 game lead.

So the only real race left is the NL East. Historically there is precedent for some wild endings here so it is tough to say with any certainty that a 4 game lead is enough at this point. Realistically, any of these 4 teams are a hot streak away from winning the division. The key may be expanded rosters. So who will be called up for the pennant run?