When you’re widely considered World Series favorites, every little detail of the season will be scrutinized closely. When you’re the Chicago Cubs, you can multiply that by ten. The passionate Cubs fan base is hungrier than ever for a championship, which can turn into a bunch of overreactions.
Take the bullpen for instance. If you were judging the Cubs pen by Twitter comments, you’d think LaTroy Hawkins, Terry Adams, and Matt Karchner were leading the charge. But has the relief corps really been that bad?
Let’s look at the numbers. In all of Major League Baseball, the Cubs bullpen ranks:
2nd in opponents batting average (.