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What if … Beltran had swung the bat?

Updated: October 24, 2008, 9:23 PM ET
By Mark Simon | ESPN.com

GAME 7, 2006 NLCS

What happened: Adam Wainwright threw "the best curveball of my life" and caught Carlos Beltran looking with the bases loaded for the final out of the series. The Cardinals won the game 3-1 and the series 4-3, then went on to upset the Tigers in the World Series.

But what if … Beltran had swung?

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