MLB playoffs fatal flaws: Why Cubs, Red Sox and Astros got swept – and how to fix them
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What happened
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 40-40 this season and the Cubs still went home after two games. Here's the flaws that doomed the Cubs, Red Sox and Astros.
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