I dont understand why people keep saying this. The Cubs have one of the better offenses in the NL. They have one of the better rotations in the NL. They have one of the better bullpens in the NL. So why cant they come together as a cohesive unit? If you cant come together and form Voltron all you have is a bunch of goofs riding around in robot lions. best offenses in the nl? the cubs were 8th in runs scored, 8th in slg, 9th in obp, 11th in home runs, and 8th in ops. we were mediocre at best on offense. the cubs probably had the 2nd best pitching overall, but they also gave up the 4th most walks, so it's not like the pitching was lights out. it's disappointing the cubs lost and played like they did, but i don't think anyone should be shocked. Exactly. Everyone who has followed this team this year knows how bad this offense underachieved. There were many stretches in the season when the offense would just flame out completely. Unfortunately, it flamed out in the playoffs as well. The pitching was good, but as indicated, it was also a little bit erratic. It's painful to know that the Cubs are eliminated (especially in the way they were eliminated, but I just felt like they had too many flaws to make a serious run at it this year.