In this division, playing .500 ball is going to keep a team in the race for a while. Are you imlpying that this division is weak? I'm implying that nobody is going to run away with this division. The Reds and Cards will probably both win a good amount of games..enough so that playing .500 ball isn't keeping you in the divisional race all that long, IMO. The season would still be more entertaining. If you are playing .500 and go on a hot streak, you can at least pretend to be in contention even if it is temporary. If you are buried in a hole under .500 and go on a hot streak, well you are still buried in a hole.