I think it's hard to get excited because deep down most of us don't feel this team is going to be good enough to make the playoffs. In our own division it seems obvious that the Cards and Reds are better which basically leaves one potential wild card spot up for grabs. Assuming Atlanta or Washington wins the East then one of them will also be in the hunt for the last spot along with..... SF or AZ,....... Dodgers(assuming they ever get healthy), Rockies, and even the Pirates. Doesn't seem very likely that we are going to beat out all of those teams. I could get excited if Helwig and or Pena pitch great in triple A and get called up giving us hope for the future.