ST. LOUIS -- For his final act of the 2013 season, the often-
entertaining Yasiel Puig performed a mistake-riddled hat trick
he would prefer not to repeat.   Puig committed three defensive
misplays in Friday night's Game 6 of the National League
Championship Series, facilitating the Cardinals' 9-0 rout that
propelled them to the World Series and sent the Dodgers home.
Puig's tendency to play at full throttle made him probably the
game's most electrifying rookie. But the right fielder's
unbridled style occasionally prompts errors -- from those that
are labeled as such by the official scorer to fundamental
lapses.  Puig unleashed two wayward throws in the third inning
that abetted St. Louis' four-run uprising.  With one out and
Matt Carpenter at second base, Puig fielded Carlos Beltran's RBI
single and made an off-line throw toward the infield. Puig's
imprecise relay enabled Beltran to reach second base, though
first baseman Adrian Gonzalez did not come up cleanly with the
ball.  Later in the inning, Puig gathe