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Carlos Beltran is better than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the playoffs

St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran steps out of

Photo credit: AP

Carlos Beltran stands frozen, his bat unmoved, staring down to watch an Adam Wainwright curveball eek back into the strike zone and into the glove of Yadier Molina, a pitch that ends any hope the Mets have of advancing to the World Series.

That's the enduring postseason image of Beltran that Mets fans are left with after his six-plus season stay in Flushing. But had the Mets made the playoffs...

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