This is has to be the biggest joke in sports by allowing a team from this division to participate in the post season. If this isn't rewarding mediocrity then I don't know what is. The Padres?? Give me a break. A team like the Phillies or Astros will be screwed b/c of their geographical location rather then their play on the field. Baseball should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this. I know hockey is similar in their post season format, and that too is wrong. Reward play on the field rather then where a team is located. The Padres have no business in the playoffs.