San Diego Padres, Who do you believe will be the team that they have to fight for the division pennet.?

I'm not sure if the Dodgers have the offense to get it done in that division, so I'm going to go with the D-Backs. They have a great young nucleus of players who are all pretty scrappy. Webb and Johnson are two guys who can shut teams down when they're healthy, and with Byrnes leading the charge in center they've got a legit shot. I'm not saying the D-Backs are a powerhouse team, but sometimes the scrappy teams who can beat you more than one way end up making noise.

OK, the one thing that you seem to be forgetting is that the Diamondbacks are in the division. So are the Giants. And *deep sigh* the Rockies. What I stress to tell you is that at any given time these teams can overtake one another. No one team is given a clear favorite. There are polls all over the internet and over magazines and newspapers that show different teams finishing in different places. But none of them show more difference then the NL Wesr. Three teams (Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Padres) have been named as pennant winners of their division. So its all up in the air, but my money goes with the Diamondbacks this season. San Diego will place a close second while the Dodgers will come in third.

you are right, the dodgers and padres will be neck to neck in september, maybe the diamondbacks

but the rockies have agreat group of young players, they can compete with anyone in the division.

the NL west is the best division in pitching wise

Dodgers!!! Although as long as it is anyone other than the giants (and that's looking pretty safe), i'll be happy.