Choo Injury Signals End of Playoff Hopes

The Indians playoff hopes are, for all intents and purposes, gone.  They now stand at 63-64 and are 6.5 games back in the Division.  Whats worse is Shin Soo-Choo was injured in the game today.  There is no news on the extent of the injury, but this is the last thing the Indians needed.  If he has to go back on the Disabled List, their playoff chances are shot.  6.5 games back doesn’t sound like a lot, but it really is, especially when your team is playing horrid (they have lost 6 of their last 7).  The Indians have to make up 6.5 games in the standings over 35 games which would require a collapse by Detroit and a simultaneous turnaround by the Indians.  If the Tigers go .500 for the rest of the season, the Indians would have to win 70% of their games, which just doesn’t happen in baseball.  If the Indians were to play like the Yankees and win 60% of their games, it would require the Tigers to play like the Royals. This is a team that can’t win a series right now ...