New York Mets' Fernando Tatis hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Mets won 9-8 in 10 innings. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

New York Mets' Fernando Tatis hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Mets won 9-8 in 10 innings.

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  1. 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.
  2. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa waves to fans after his complete-game 4-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. New York Mets' David Wright, right, and teammate Fernando Tatis, left, celebrate after Wright's two-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, in Philadelphia. New York won 10-9. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, center, looks on.
  8. New York Mets' Fernando Tatis shatters his bat while hitting a two-run single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  9. Houston Astros' center fielder Michael Bourn can't catch up to a double hit by the New York Mets' Fernando Tatis during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  10. New York Mets' Cory Sullivan, right, crosses home plate in front of Houston Astros' catcher J.R. Towles to score the Mets' fourth run on a two-run single by teammate Fernando Tatis during the fifth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  11. Houston Astros' Kaz Matsui throws to first base after getting out the New York Mets' Fernando Tatis at second base and completes the double pay to get Mets' Anderson Hernandez at first in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  12. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran slides into home plate uncontested as he scores on a sacrifice fly by teammate Fernando Tatis during second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Washington.
  13. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, watches his RBI-double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Donnie Veal in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. Pirates catcher Robinson Diaz, left, looks on. The Reds won 6-0.
  14. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  15. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  16. Pittsburgh Pirates' Delwyn Young, middle, is congratulated by Garrett Jones, left, and Brandon Moss, right, after Young hit a three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Cincinnati. The Reds won 8-4.

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