At what point does the NL Central start to get respect? Sure they haven't sent the wildcard team in the last two years, but the last two NLCS champs were from the Central. I'm sure there aren't too many teams that are going to laugh off a best of 5 or 7 game series against the Cubs or the Brewers. Last 3 NL champs. I don't quite see how your response follows the part you bolded. My post had nothing to do with the strength of the Central. But the Central does regularly have 2 horrendous teams, and there's usually a 3rd that's not far off.