NEW YORK - AUGUST 23:  Manager Jerry Manuel of the New York Mets walks out to the mound to take starting pitcher Oliver Perez #46 out of the game in the top of the first inning as Anderson Hernandez #11 (L), Brian Schneider #23 and Daniel Murphy #38 of the Mets look on against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 23, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 30 months ago

NEW YORK - AUGUST 23: Manager Jerry Manuel of the New York Mets walks out to the mound to take starting pitcher Oliver Perez #46 out of the game in the top of the first inning as Anderson Hernandez #11 (L), Brian Schneider #23 and Daniel Murphy #38 of the Mets look on against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 23, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.