Will the Brewers be able to heat up and secure a wild card spot come playoff time?
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Starting pitching is their weakpoint due to injuries, but Helling should be back within a few weeks to make one spot more secure.  \n\nDavis has had 2 horrible games, but mostly decent games.  He typically keeps the team in the game.\n\nSheets is a wildcard, and possibly could come back at full strength, but might be out for the year.\n\nOhka may come back later this year, but it might be too late.\n\nThe Brewers definitely have hitting, if they could get control of their starters, they could hit the wild card.  I belileve the Reds will cool off, the NL West stinks, I believe Houston will fade, which leaves it up to the Brewers, the Braves, and the Phillies.\n\nI say if Helling comes back fine and Sheets comes back at close to full strength (Capuano, Sheets, Davis, Helling, Bush), the Brewers make the wildcard.  If not, I say the Braves.
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The Cardinals selected 10th in the first round for a reason.  They are improving and will probably win 1 or two more games than they did last year, but they will not win 12 games.  Personally i think they are a 6-10 , 7-9 team next year.  Then Lienart will be at the helm the year after and their record is likely to be about the same, the year after that they should have the pieces to make good playoff run.  That is considering they can keep their good players and attract a few veterans to fill need areas.  So look for them to contend in the 2008 season.
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They're a great team and I really think they can contend in the playoffs as long as they fill their problems in the draft. As long as they don't choke in the playoffs, they should run smoothly.
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I think the Jets have a good shot at the playoffs.\n\nIf they keep playing at the rate they're playing at now.\n\nThey could take the divison, all depends on how New England plays really\n\nBut yes, The Jets have a good shot at Wild Card hopes
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To tell you the truth, they need a lot of help so it is not likely that they will be in the near term. But on the plus side for them, they have assembled a  very good young pitching staff, which is a must for any team that wants to contend on a tight budget to have (Think of the A's when they had the big 3 of Mulder, Hudson, and Zito). They need to make better decisions on player evaluations, but I think that they do have a shot...
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the seahawks will not win their division...i think they'll BARELY win a wild card spot
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Almost make the wild card, but fail short, like last year.\n\nTake a look at American League.  The possible wild card contenders include Red Sox, Yangkees, Blue Jays, Athletics, Angels, White Sox, Twins.  If Indians cannot clich the devision, is hard to make the playoffs.
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Not this year.  They are ranked too low...much lower than they should be.  They have had a reasonably hard schedule, and their only loss was to the #2 team in the country.  I believe they should be ranked about 7th, but as you know...they aren't.\n\nAs they say..."Maybe next year."\n\nP.S. as a Badger fan myself, I believe that they will be shown more love next year and will do very well with P.J. Hill being very good.
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Not yet.  The problem is that there really is nobody to put up good competition in the Central this year.  I thought it was going to be pretty tough this year with the Astros and the Cubs' lineups, then Cincinnati and Milwaukee started playing well too.  But the Cards are on a 7 game losing streak and are still in first place by 1.5 games.  They have a tough game tonight, but I think they'll pull this one out, then they have one more against the Indians, a day off, then 3 game sets against Kansas City and Atlanta before closing the first half with a 4 game series against the Astros.  They're still looking at 50+ wins in the first half, with 76 to go in the second half.
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They won't win the division but I think they are definitely contenders for the Wild Card this year.  I wish they would.  I love Ned Yost.
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I believe with a healthy Culpepper (which I believe he has something to prove) and Nick Saben making the moves that he has I think they will be a serious contender for a wild card spot. There defense is getting old but saben has started drafting for defense so they should be o.k. there as well. They do play in a tuff division with the patriots but they should be able to beat the other teams in there division. Also there schedule isn't that difficult being that they didn't have that great of a season last year
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Pretty good. I think A-row being out for a while might hurt but they have a good team offensively and defensively though the pitching isnt that good. but i like floyd and i think that lidle will get better and have in my opion the best chance for the wild card.
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I'm guessing that they might get wild card....\nalthough I'd love to see them win the division
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No the won't make the playoffs this year, but they are much improved.  They won't finish last, hopefully the Cubs will do that, lol!  I am a White Sox fan, so I hate the Cubs!
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first of all i think u mean morneau and SANTANA. and second of all, the twins are my favorite team but i dont know how well they can do. morneau will be wanting big money this year as his contract expiered and only teams like ny will be able to afford him. pitching is also a concern with liriano out for the season and radke retired. I'd say they have a chance of making the wild card but i dont know about winning the word series, not serious as you spelled it.
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I'm thinking a 10-6 is needed for wildcard in the NFC...the Packers have a super SUPER easy schedule...and 9-7 is not too far fetched if their defense can show up every once in a while...I just don't think they can make the playoffs...however it would be fun to see Favre in the playoffs for his last season eh?
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Although the NL West remains the weakest division in baseball, I highly doubt Arizona's chances of making the playoffs this year, espeically since only 4 teams from each league can advance to the postseason.\n\nThe Giants look like they are in prime position to win that division, unless the Padres continue to get better.