Not saying that, but was there anyone before that season started who thought the Giants had any chance of achieving what they did? Not many, as most were saying the same things you're saying about the Cubs now. They do have better pitching, but they weren't perfect last year. Lincecum had a pretty shaky regular season by his standards. My point is that you can win a World Series without a great offense. True. You can. But you need a Lincecum, Cain, Bumgartener, Sanchez, and a good bullpen. Ours is respectable and our rotation is pretty good, but the Giants have both better starters and a better pen than us. But who says our pitching has to be as good as the Giants to win a World Series? Everyone here should know that once you get into the playoffs, anything can happen. And with the NL Central shaping up to be horrible once again, we can win the division with this team. Plus, I think our offense has the potential to be a little better than San Fran's. Put me in the category of people who think the Cubs will probably win a World Series in a year which they barely make the playoffs, not a year when they dominate and the entire world is watching them like 2008. Not saying it's going to happen this year, but it's too early to rule that out now.