After a shocking end to their season in the Wild Card game, many fans have looked at how the Chicago Cubs team have handled it. President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein certainly was not pleased with the situation and made it pretty clear there would have to be some changes.
Fact of the matter is, the Joe Maddon era Cubs are experiencing a defeat they had not yet felt before. Sure they got swept in the NLCS in 2015 and lost in five games in the 2017 NLCS, but those were solid postseason runs that saw them face teams that were simply either better or on a role.