The NL West over the past few seasons has been one of the most watered down divisions in baseball, but that hasn't been the case this season.
Every team in this division, with the exception of the Diamondbacks, could make a last second push for the playoffs.
Even though the Rockies and the Dodgers are within shouting distance, it will most likely come down to the Giants and the Padres.
Oh how fitting. The Giants and Padres have a three-game series this weekend in San Francisco.
If this series wasn't already heated up enough, Giants starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez guaranteed a three-game sweep of the division leading Padres. He also said that once the Giants get into first place there's no looking back.
I'm all for confidence, but I'm not so sure it's smart to get fired up the team with the best record in the NL.
If the Giants do indeed sweep this series then they'll be in first place for the first time since May 5.
There's no way the Giants will sweep this series. They don't even have the heart of their staff pitching this weekend, and Saturday's starter for the Padres is the nearly unstoppable Mat Latos.
Considering how close the wild card race is in the NL, whoever finishes second in this division has a good chance at going home early. That would obviously be crushing for the Padres. They've been in first place pretty much this entire season.
Usually it's the AL East that is getting everyone's attention, but the NL West is getting in on the act this season.
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