They're not. In fact, they finished 2010 with a 97-65 record. That was the best record in the MLB.
the angels
51
By the winners of each division and one wildcard team from each league. Wildcard team faces the best record team in each league unless the team with the best record and the wildcard team are from the same division. In that case, the wildcard team plays the divisional winner with the next best record.
The New York Yankee's
it is tied between the seattle mariners and the Chicago cubs.
The Chicago White Sox, after the 2006 interleague play. Oakland had it going into this year.
The team that has the best record or has the best season record.
His team has to record 27 outs while he was the pitcher of record.
Nationals
In each league, the team with the best record normally plays the Wild Card team. The exception is that if the team with the best record and the Wild Card team are from the same division, then the team with the best record plays the division winner with the worst record.
The Pittsburgh pirates