This isn't about fandom. I'm not a die hard fan. If my team sucks I admit it. I call it like it is though and the Cards just seem to not care.
The Cubs are inherently choke artists. It's a fact. They also had the best record in the NL. Their pitchers had more strikeouts than any other team. They scored more runs. And they lost in the playoffs. I don't prescribe to the hocuspocus of popular fanhood. When a team does something, i take it at face value.
When the Cubs choke in the playoffs, they choke in the playoffs.