The Chicago Cubs season: Post-Mortem

There are a few big reasons why those lovable-losers Chicago Cubs were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Not the least of these problems lied with some questionable calls by Manager Lou Pinella. Pinella decided to throw all three starters in the short series out on three days rest and predictably, they all failed miserably. Also, whather because he was unavailable, Pinella chose to leave Jason Kendall on the bench for basically the entire series.

This early exit can't be entirely pinned on the manager. The likes of Derrick Lee, Alfonso Soriano and Jacques Jones burned out badly in the clutch. In a short series, your best players have to be just that, your best players.

Interestingly, if the Cubs fail to win the World Series next year, it'll be 100 years and counting since they last hoisted the crown.