2011 PLAYOFFS... DO WE WANT THEM TO MAKE A PUSH ???

Entertain my thinking for just a moment. Since we got an unexpected win last night thanks to some "clutch" hitting and a moth to the head of one of the Cardinals two big hitters it got me looking at the standings at which we stand "just" 10 1/2 games out. As I have been saying to myself for two months now this season is done for us but I wanted to play devil's advocate for a moment. Let's take a look at the next 16 games for the Dodgers and 15 games for the Giants and D-Backs. I am excluding the Rockies directly as we are playing them as well as the D-Backs. The Dodgers schedule is :

• @ STL for 2 - win 2  Dodgers win 2 out of 2. check
• vs COL for 3 - win 2  Dodgers win 2 out of 3. check
• vs SD for 3 - win 3 Doders win 3 out of 3. check
• @ PIT for 1 - win 1 Dodgers win the game. check
• @ ATL for 3 - win 1 Dodgers did one better. double check
• @ WAS for 4 - win 3

For that 16 game stretch that would put them at 12-4. The key I believe is the next two nights and the only reason I am saying we can win both is that we have Kershaw and Kuroda up next for us. I think the only other "stretch" would be the three out of four in Washington. Still doable though.
Giants schedule is :

• vs SD for 2 - win 1   Giants win 1 out of 2. check
• vs HOU for 4 - win 2  Giants win 2 out of 4. check
• vs CHI for 3 - win 2 Giants win 1 out of 3. double check
• vs AZ for 3 - win 2 Giants win 1 out of 3. They are done and costing us at the same time
• @ SD for 3 - win 1

For that 15 game stretch that would put them at 8-7. This can only happen if Houston gives them just enough hard time to split the series and and San Diego to also give them a hard time. Both have happened recently and can happen again. The D-Backs schedule is :

• @ WAS for 3 - win 2  D-Backs win 3 out of 3. Missed by one.
• vs SD for 3 - win 2  D-Backs win 3 out of 3. Missed by one. Ugh
• vs COL for 3 - win 2 D-Backs win 3 out of 3. Missed again by one. U-G-H !!!
• @ SF for 3 - win 1 D-Backs win 2 out of 3. At least its not the Giants who will win the west.
• @ COL for 3 - win 1

For that 15 game stretch that would put them at 8-7. Though I think Washington might be able to get two wins I will stickwith just the one.
If all of these scenarios come close that should put the Dodgers 7 games back of the division leader heading into the last part of the season with 6 games against each the Giants and D-Backs and "easier" games vs the Pirates and Padres. So question comes do we want them to do well enough to get our hopes up and possibly get dashed at the end or do just want the season to end and possibly get a good pick? And if the Dodgers succeed that means more money into McCourt's pocket which none of us want. What say you?