It certainly was a pain in the ass to the Sox for the Astros not to win a game so the Sox couldn't celebrate at home

The Cubs only had to face Bumgarner once because of the silly play-in game. Cleveland was missing their best pitcher and their best position player and the Cubs still needed 7 games, a dropped fly ball, and a rain delay to beat them. Meanwhile, the White Sox didn't even need a bullpen in the ALCS.

You cannot compare to the Cubs to a historical great team. It simply does not work. The Cubs are a great story, but they are not a historically great team like the 2005 White Sox were. I am sorry if you cannot understand this fact.