Injuries Taking Their Toll on Playoff Hopefulls

In Sim 10, several vital cogs to playoff hopefuls have gone down with serious injuries:

Joe Horlen - SP, NSD (20 days). Horlen is out until the third week in September, putting a pinch on the Slam Dumps rotation. A middling starter (5-5, 4.38 ERA), Horlen nonetheless will be sorely missed down the stretch.

Wade Boggs - 3B, NSD (7 Days). In the same game the Slam Dumps lost Horlen, they lost Wade Boggs for a week as well. Boggs was having perhaps his finest ATB season yet (.323 / .403 / .373) and Newark's bench is slim.

Ty Cobb - CF, DC (23 Days). Perhaps most crippling is the loss of star center fielder, Ty Cobb. Cobb was having a slightly down year, but his stats were still among the best of the center fielders - .317 / .351 / .454. Cobb also missed three weeks in April, and if DC misses the playoffs one can't help but wonder if a healthy Cobb would have made the difference.

Cy Blanton - SP, JMF (10 Days). With the new playoff rules in place, John McDonald suddenly finds themselves in the midst of a heated battle for a playoff spot. Losing their #1 starter for 2 turns in the rotation is not going to help. Blanton was just 7-9, but he had a 3.83 ERA and 1.35 WHIP.

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