I'm really hoping they don't win the West, though it's not as if the Cubs fare any better against the Padres. (sorry for tempting the baseball gods with playoffs talk) I don't think the Wild Card will come out of the West, and I do think the Padres will eventually catch up to and pass the D-Bags once they fall back to earth. That would mean the Cubs' first-round opponent would be the Mets, and in that case the Cubs would get absolutely steamrolled. If we got steamrolled by the Mets we would have the consolation of knowing we got beat by a team with solid talent. I still don't think the DBacks are good. They're winning games, but I strongly suspect they are living off career years from more than one player.