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St. Louis Cardinals v Cincinnati RedsThis was a team that won 12 games in a row.

This was a team that reached 10 games over the .500 mark.

This was a team that was in 1st place in their division in August, after the trade deadline.

This was a team with a future Hall of Famer in his team-based swansong.

This was a team with a freshly signed Ace of the Future.

This was a team with a rookie class so talented, so deep, that they’ll all end up splitting Rookie of the Year votes.

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This was a Cincinnati Reds team with promise not just for the future, but for the now. It fell apart in a way that’s somewhat hard to fathom, their last-ditch…