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Yeah, Adam Wainwright meant to pitch poorly

Adam Wainwright pitches during the first inning against

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Despite having had varied successes in the postseason, including striking out his current teammate and then-Met Carlos Beltran to close out the 2006 National League Championship Series, Adam Wainwright has never started an NLCS game.

That is partly due to circumstance (he was a closer in 2006) and injury (he missed the 2011 postseason because of Tommy John surgery).      He...

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