OK, I'm seeking some kind of middle ground with this...The Cubs' numbers in these situations have been rank last year and, I think, in 2015, too. 2016 was better, but, I believe, not too far off (if at all) of middle of the pack. Obviously this shows that it's not some crippling problem that's going to prevent the team from being good or even winning the WS...but is it too crazy to want/hope/expect a team this good to be at least somewhat better at would should be more often (but obviously not all the time) essentially a gimme situation for a team this good? Like, I'm not saying the improvement in 2016 was THE reason they were that great that year, but it sure as horsefeathers helped, right? I'm not expecting them to get in every runner they get to 2B or 3B with 1 or 0 outs, but why have they been seemingly SO bad at it for such long stretches? I'd be overjoyed with just league average at this point.