The Final Countdown: The season's 5 most disappointing teams

As the 2009 season draws to a close, we look back with a few numbered lists that are chock full of vitamins and oh-so-easy to digest. Today we count the teams that provided much different material for the end-of-the-year video than expected. 1. Chicago Cubs You think the 2004 Cubs would have taught us all a lesson about bestowing World Series bids in March, but noooo, we had to learn again the hard way. After hearing every pundit describe the regular season as 162 games of foregone conclusion, the North Siders took their big money roster and then proceeded to lay a colossal egg in a NL Central race they were predicted to win in a walk.Sure, the Cubs will finish over .500 — an accomplishment for many teams — but the 2009 squad will always be remembered for horrid performances (Geovany Soto(notes) and Alfonso Soriano(notes)), extended troubles on the disabled list (Aramis Ramirez(notes)), bullpen implosions (Carlos Marmol(notes) and Kevin Gregg(notes)) and one all-time wh...