In other words, the Cubs have been in the second most pressure-filled games when they hand it over to the bullpen of any team in baseball. This basically means that, compared to all but one team this year, the Cubs' bullpen has been placed in situations with little to no room for error. Even if the bullpen has been merely decent, with those kinds of situations constantly popping up, that's not good enough. Take it for what you will. Maybe the starters need to improve, maybe the lineup needs to do a better job, or maybe the bullpen could use an upgrade. Heck, maybe it's all of the above. The bottom line is, these tense situations in games handed over to the bullpen have magnified any flaws it has to a strong extent. That's interesting. That is an amazing stat. I'm changing my tune a bit about the how much the blame goes to the bullpen.