Well, I guess my take on this is: what I want or root for doesn’t change the outcome one lick. I might as well root for the best possible outcome, right? Unless I believe the Brewers, once in the playoffs, will have to beat the Dodgers at some point to get what I really want (a parade down, what, Wisconsin Avenue??? I just realized I’ve never even had to think about what a championship parade route would actually look like and got a little sad), then maybe I think the wildcard path makes sense. Easier to beat the Dodgers in 5 games rather than 7, since we already saw that movie last year. All things being equal, though, I think I still want the division so as to avoid the one-game scenario. I’ll root for that as long as it’s mathematically possible.