Read Theo's comments about the season. I, too, can't "fathom" how a team that scored no more than one run in 40 games still won 95 games!
Something other than dead bats during those 40 games might have been at play. Baez hinted at it: chemistry, spirit, outlook etc.
Yeah, sure, Cubs looked tired at the end; but all teams are pooped at the end of the season. I bet they were pooped in 2016, but they were on a roll and having fun winning; that energizes a team.
Poor Bryant: he said his left shoulder was fine. I don't think so. Rest, I hope, will cure it. Bad shoulder, right or left, will affect hitting. Yeah, he got the guy at second, but the throw from left field was not a bullet. Left shoulder trouble can even affect a righty.
The loss to Rockies was a pitcher's duel. Rockies and Cubs both looked lousy at the plate overall. I can't beat up the Cubs for that loss, but I wonder what the heck the 40-game thing was all about. Any ideas?
I think (hope) Theo will figure it out.
In a way, this season was somewhat like '69.