Why? Actually it provides an even better example since only 4 teams made the playoffs then. Two wild card teams made the world series last year, why can't a wild card team make it again? Also, remember when the Royals were down by like 4 runs in the wild card playoff game? Just more proof that "once you get a ticket" anything can happen in the playoffs. The only two teams in baseball I would give the Twins a less than a 40% chance of beating in a 5 or 7 game series would be the Cardinals and the Royals. They would still be an underdog against the Yanks, Angels, Pirates, Nats etc, but it wouldn't be some david v goliath thing. This isn't the NBA where upsets never happen, MLB playoffs are truly the most "crap shoot" of all sports.