Geez, I hope you realize how poor their chances are they will win the World Series. 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".