Definitely less poor than almost any other year I've been a Cubs fan. It's not that I'm not enjoying this season, but after an NLCS appearance, it will be hard to not be disappointed by not at least making it to the fall classic this time around, no? I'm sure we'll all be disappointed if they lose in the playoffs. There's a huge gulf between that and "At least for myself, anything short of winning the World Series this year is a failed season". Yeah, 2008 is still one of the most fun I've had as a Cubs fan, and it's not like it suddenly became terrible because of how it ended. I never get this mentality.