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Strauss: Playoffs exposed flawed Cardinals

The Cardinals made quiet history in the last several weeks and, no, we’re not talking about the NL Central champs becoming the first team to surrender six home runs in a postseason game. Game 3 of an ill-fated division series at Wrigley Field might be dismissed as a wind-blown outlier. Or not. But it was a snapshot within a larger album.

For some reason this season’s autopsy seems more exhaustive than most.

Crafting the game’s best record has a way of dialing up the angst on a one-and-done playoff. Until last week, the combination had never happened here since implementation of the wild card.