Hillsborough is taking a stronger and stronger grip on that final wild card spot. Yesterday's 7-6 win over the Mudcats gave them a 4-game lead over seventh-place Tampa Bay. Meanwhile Sardine City fell to 6 1/2 out of the playoff spot. Will there be any contest for the playoff spots this year? It's looking more and more like the answer to that question will be no. As a matter of fact, the likelihood of any of the teams in the six playoff spots changing positions in the final month are slim. Newark has established a 5-game lead over Las Vegas in the Hanover and holds a 4 1/2 game lead on Vancouver for 1st overall. Vancouver is even more firmly entrenched above the Morris Division, with an 11 1/2 game lead over Philadelphia. The Animals are 5 1/2 games ahead of D.C. Finally the Bushslappers are 4 games up on Hillsborough. A major winning or losing streak could shake things up a bit, but with so many teams essentially giving up*, what are the odds that will happen to one of the top dogs?
*Let's face it, Carolina, New Jersey, Blue Ridge, and Marietta are not really playing for this year and are probably all crossing their fingers hoping they lose the rest of this season's games.
By the way, Newark is just about ready to become the first team of 2008 to clinch a playoff spot. If the Sugar Bears beat Sardine City today and Tampa loses to Hillsborough, it'll happen. Vancouver is also in a good position to clinch by the end of the week.
Starting Monday, rosters expand to the full 30 players, and some teams may give some of their farmhands some playing time. We'll take a look at some of those players tomorrow...
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