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Waino appreciates lift from fellow nemesis Yadi
- Updated: July 28, 2016
NEW YORK — Nearly 10 years later, the moment that Adam Wainwright broke Queens’ heart is still ingrained in baseball’s consciousness. The 12-6 curve. The home-plate umpire’s punchout. Carlos Beltran’s long walk from the batter’s box, the reality that the Mets wouldn’t reach the 2006 World Series beginning to set in.
“Every time I went on deck [Wednesday], there were a couple of Mets fans back there telling me how much they hated that moment, and how every time they see me it brings back those bad memories,” Wainwright said after pitching 6 2/3 innings in the Cardinals’ 5-4, series-clinching win at Citi Field.
The Mets appeared ready to secure a measure of revenge, with Yoenis Cespedes chasing Wainwright from the game in the seventh on what was in line to be a game-winning two-run homer. But then Yadier Molina, the catcher who hit the decisive dinger in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS at Shea Stadium, stepped into the batter’s box and bailed out his long-time batterymate. Molina tied the game with a one-out double, setting the stage for Kolten Wong’s go-ahead RBI double two batters later.
“I was ready to bang my head into the wall here and crawl into a hole and die for a little bit there; I was pretty sad,” Wainwright said. “But you know what? Baseball is funny. Right …
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