Toughest Division?

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=38871:date=May 20 2009, 05:15 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ May 20 2009, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38855:date=May 20 2009, 01:11 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ May 20 2009, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38854:date=May 20 2009, 02:10 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 20 2009, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38853:date=May 20 2009, 01:21 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ May 20 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38851:date=May 20 2009, 12:42 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 20 2009, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->i didn't sweat the brewers last year and i certainly won't sweat them this year. the only team capable of knocking the cubs out of the playoffs is the cubs.

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The Brewers won more playoff games than the Cubs last year.

Just sayin'.
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so?
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My point was that they are for real. They were for real last year when you didn't sweat them. So maybe they're for real this year as you aren't sweating them.
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They were for real with the best pitcher on the planet for half the season and another one that Gallardo won't top in production.
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Their offense is much better, though -- they're showing a lot more patience at the plate and actually taking walks (so far, their offense looks a lot like ours did last year). They have a solid bullpen, and Ned Yost is no longer at the helm. They could match their win total from last season and it wouldn't surprise me at all.