The West isn't balanced with 4 good teams. 3/4 of the West represent 3/5 of the worst offenses in the NL. And because those offenses are so bad, and the ballparks are generally pitching friendly, all the teams in the West have inflated pitching numbers. They may be balanced, but they aren't good. It's a wonder to me that the West isn't the same as it was a few years back, all under .500 records. Both the Cubs and the Brewers are better than all teams in the West, except perhaps the Dodgers (though with the injuries they are racking up, they probably are worse now). You realize that the Diamondbacks and Padres both have a better record than the Cubs, right? The D-backs and Cubs are even in the loss column; SD has one less loss. Not exactly a wide berth.