It looks like the three best NL teams are all in the Central Division, which means the Cards/div winner will play the winner of the one-game wild card game, right now Cubs v. Pirates. It's actually easier on the East and West Division winners to make it through. Strange, but true. Actually, despite being a Dodgers fan, I would put the Dodgers/Giants chances as the worst of the likely post-season teams in the NL.

Michael Siskin