A look at the playoff spots garnered by each of baseball's six divisions since 2007:
AL CENTRAL
2011: Detroit
2010: Twins
2009: Twins
2008: Chicago
2007: Cleveland
AL EAST
2011: N.Y. Yankees
(Wild card:
Tampa Bay )
2010: Rays
(Wild card:
N.Y. Yankees)
2009: N.Y. Yankees
(Wild card: Boston)
2008: Tampa Bay
(Wild card: Boston)
2007: Boston
(Wild card:
N.Y. Yankees)
AL WEST
2011: Texas
2010: Texas
2009: L.A. Angels
2008: L.A. Angels
2007: L.A. Angels
NL CENTRAL
2011: Milwaukee
(Wild card: St. Louis)
2010: Cincinnati
2009: St. Louis
2008: Chicago
(Wild card: Milwaukee)
2007: Chicago
NL EAST
2011: Philadelphia
2010: Philadelphia (Wild card: Atlanta)
2009: Philadelphia
2008: Philadelphia
2007: Philadelphia
NL WEST
2011: Arizona
2010: San Francisco
2009: L.A. Dodgers
(Wild card: Colorado)
2008: L.A. Dodgers
2007: Arizona
(Wild card: Colorado)