Personally, as a Dodger homer, I have felt the Dodgers would win the division easily. And I also felt all the teams in the division were overrated and a fluke. Only team I secretly felt was any good, and a challenge, was the Diamondbacks.
And so far the Dbacks have proven me right.
Look, the Rockies won the Wild Card, they went to the World Series. They also had to win 22 our of 24 games just to get to a one game playoff...that they may or may not have actually won???? Anyways, the point is that their 22 wins to finish the season in September was amazing, but it was also a fluke. it was great what they did, but its not going to happen again.
The Padres are so overrated, its amazing anyone is even trying to argue a point for them. Peavy is the best pitcher in the NL. But the other starters arent as good as people make them out to be. The bullpen is bad, the offense is even worse. They had their run, and now are declining. What it really shows is that their farm system is really bad
And the Giants. Honestly I liked it better when they were better. Its not the same rivalry right now. But they are bad, no denying it.
Two team race, all the way to the end. The Dbacks beat the NL West easily to have an incredible record. But think about this, outside of their division, they were 1-2 against the Reds, 1-2 against the Mets, 2-2 against the Phillies. Now they got the Cubs, lets see what they can do. But they still have a great rotation, and some amazing young hitters. Like I said, they are the only team that I knew would give us a fight for the division.
The Dodgers suked hard to begin the season, then got a hot and swept the Rockies, Marlins, and then 2 fo 3 from the Rockies. Then took 2 of 3 from the Mets. Are they a streaky team, or playing at the level they should? They finally are lettin gthe kids play more and they are showing what they can do on a full time basis.
I agree that the Nl West is overrated, but I think we can all understand why after watching last year. And the Dodgers and Diamondbacks are very evenly matched, and should be great baseball to watch all year long.
