The Chicago Cubs are on pace to make history yet again, just not in the way Cubs fans or Major League Baseball experts had predicted.
Before the start of the 2017 MLB season, 40 percent of ESPN analysts selected the Cubs to represent the National League in the 2017 World Series.
The Cubs have been an average team thus far with a 43-45 overall record. This is far below the pace the team was on last season and there are reasons for it.
The team’s ability to score and not allow runs has regressed since their success in the 2016 World Series.