Now that the Cubs Season is Over...

Now that the Cubs have officially blown any chances of being in the post season this year, who can we blame for this disappointment? We as fans need an outlet for our rage so let's look at all the factors that lead to 2004 Cubs suckiness...
Everyone had huge expectations for this year and that was understandable, a team that was only five outs from the world series last year had added to their great roster this year. Though I'm not superstitious in the least, I do believe in jinxes. I make sure to knock on wood at all times. So the first problem with this year was the Sports Illustrated jinx. The good folks at sports illustrated must have never heard the story of the Titanic, "not even God himself could sink this ship". "The 2004 Cubs will win the world series". Good job guys. I remember being so excited about that cover story even considering that S.I. had probably had Rashaan Salaam and Ryan Leaf as the next big things in football. But can words really determine the outcome of something? Yes. It happens all the time, let's say you're driving in a car and you say to your friends "man this old car has never let me down" or "I could drive on empty for miles and miles!" When you make a statement of fact very confidently and say it in a way that there could be no other outcome, fate itself intervenes and brings balance to the universe by screwing you.
The next problem this year had was that the fans suddenly deciding to start booing. This year was the only year with expectations, rarely ever does a Cub season have the expectation to do well. Because of that fact, the fans decided to start booing when things didn't go according to those expectations. The problem with this is that you can't just be passive happy go lucky fans one year and then the next start acting like Phillies fans. You have to make a gradual transition to being angry fans, sure the Cubs need a motivation, the fans WERE too passive, but the Cubs players had become too sensitive and needed to be weaned on anger until they could handle a sufficient crowd beating.
Overall it was an interesting year, there were ups and downs, there were plenty of exciting times, there was a winning record, but they didn't do what they were supposed to. They were too good of a team to not get anywhere. Oh well, I'll just use the excuse people use when they lose...it's just a game. ugh.