New York Mets' Ryan Church, top, watches his 10th-inning single off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Matt Capps as Fernando Tatis takes off from second to score the go-ahead run during a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Mets won 9-8 in 10 innings. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

New York Mets' Ryan Church, top, watches his 10th-inning single off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Matt Capps as Fernando Tatis takes off from second to score the go-ahead run during a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, July 2, 2009. The Mets won 9-8 in 10 innings.

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  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.
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  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. CHICAGO - AUGUST 28: Fernando Tatis #17 of the New York Mets hits a RBI double in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
  9. CHICAGO - AUGUST 28: Daniel Murphy #28 of the New York Mets reacts after being tagged out at home plate trying to score off a double hit by teammate Fernando Tatis #17 during the eighth inning of their game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
  10. NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: Third baseman Fernando Tatis #17 of the New York Mets throws to first for an out against the San Francisco Giants on August 16, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: Fernando Tatis #17 of the New York Mets connects on a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants on August 16, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  12. NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: Daniel Murphy #28 of the New York Mets celebrates his game winning hit against the San Francisco Giants with teammates Fernando Tatis #17 and Brian Schneider #23 on August 16, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  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.
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