Former New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (R) and former Mets catcher Mike Piazza wave to the crowd before the New York Mets' home opener against the San Diego Padres, the first ever regular season MLB National League baseball game to be played at Citi Field in New York, April 13, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Former New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (R) and former Mets catcher Mike Piazza wave to the crowd before the New York Mets' home opener against the San Diego Padres, the first ever regular season MLB National League baseball game to be played at Citi Field in New York, April 13, 2009.

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  2. NEW YORK - AUGUST 22: Tom Seaver speaks while Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan look on at a press conference commemorating the New York Mets 40th anniversary of the 1969 World Championship team on August 22, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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  6. NEW YORK - AUGUST 22: Tom Seaver speaks at a press conference commemorating the New York Mets 40th anniversary of the 1969 World Championship team on August 22, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  7. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa smiles after he was hit in the face with a shaving cream pie after pitching a complete game shutout to lift the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
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  9. New York Mets catcher Josh Thole, left, congratulates starter Nelson Figueroa who pitched a complete game shutout in the Mets 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  10. New York Mets greet teammate Angel Pagan, right, after he scored on David Wright's sixth-inning sacrifice fly in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens.
  11. New York Mets third base coach Razor Shines, left, stands with Angel Pagan during the Mets' 4-0 shutout victory over the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Second base umpire Adrian Johnson, right, signals New York Mets runner Daniel Murphy, center, out as Murphy signals himself safe after trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, left, holds the ball in his ungloved hand.
  13. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 6: (L-R) Honoree Mike Piazza, Marc Buoniconti and honoree Ivan Lendl arrive at The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf-Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
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  15. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 6: Marc Buoniconti (L) and honoree Mike Piazza arrive at The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf-Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
  16. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: Honorees Mike Piazza and Dara Torres attend The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.

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