I'd be happy with a playoff appearance. As others have pointed out, what happens in the playoffs is largely a crapshoot. In baseball, being hotter is more important than being better come playoff time. Baseball isn't like basketball - there are too many ups and downs in the sport of baseball for a 7-game series to accurately decide who is a better team. I've always felt the true measure of how good a team is over time is how many times they make the playoffs, not how many championships they won. Just look at a franchise like the Florida/Miami Marlins, hah.