We had the third best offense in the league behind the Yankees (prime Jeter, A-Rod, Posada, Giambi with the delayed aging effect of roids) and Indians (prime Grady Sizemore, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez), and the defense wasn't bleeding runs either. I'd say that was easily our best lineup of the decade and in fact likely our best from the championship squads up until the 2015 one. The rotation just wasn't deep enough and you make a great point that we probably expected way more out of Chacin and Towers after their seemingly breakout 2005 campaigns.