New York Mets shortstop Alex Cora cannot make the play in the first inning giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead during their MLB baseball game in Phoenix August 11, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

New York Mets shortstop Alex Cora cannot make the play in the first inning giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead during their MLB baseball game in Phoenix August 11, 2009.

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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. San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds waves to the crowd after leaving the game after batting in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres during their MLB National League baseball game in San Francisco, California in this September 26, 2007 file photo. Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant in San Francisco. The home run record holder will not be returning to Major League Baseball, his agent said on Thursday, effectively confirming the player's retirement. Bonds, who faces charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use, has not played in the past two seasons but had never formally retired. His agent Jeff Borris told The San Francisco Chronicle though that he saw no chance of a return for the 45-year-old slugger, who technically is still a free agent.
  8. Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ni Fu-te delivers to the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Detroit, Michigan in this October 1, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Ni, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  9. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  10. Oakland Mayor Ronald Dellums smiles during a news conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, to announce three proposed baseball stadium sites in Oakland for the Oakland Athletics following nine months of meetings with Major League Baseball.
  11. Oakland Vice Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente claps his hands during a news conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, to announce three proposed baseball stadium sites in Oakland for the Oakland Athletics following nine months of meetings with Major League Baseball.
  12. Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz pose for a photo before the start of his 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Ortiz invited some of his MLB colleagues to raise money to benefit his Children's Fund, which is dedicated to enable children in the Dominican Republic and New England to have access to pediatric care.

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  1. North Korean soldiers guard the bank of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, December 11, 2009. North Korea indicated on Friday it was ready to end its year-long boycott of nuclear negotiations, following talks in the reclusive state this week with a U.S. envoy to try to revive a disarmament-for-aid deal.
  2. Greenpeace activists wearing orangutan costumes take part in a protest against Sinar Mas, one of Indonesia's largest palm oil company, at Indonesian Forestry Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Dozens of Greenpeace activists staged the protest demanding the forestry ministry to suspend all Sinar Mas permits for forest clearance, accusing the company, which has large logging and palm oil operations on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Papua, of destroying forests and peatlands rather than protecting them.
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  4. Qi Haifeng of China competes in the men's decathlon pole vault competition at the the East Asian Games in Hong Kong December 11, 2009. Tseung Kwan O New Town residential blocks provide the backdrop.
  5. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend a UNICEF ball honoring producer Jerry Weintraub in Beverly Hills, California December 10, 2009.
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  7. A magpie flies while smoke rises from a chimney of a heating plant in the background in Beijing Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The U.S. and China exchanged barbs at the Copenhagen climate talks, underscoring the abiding suspicion between the world's two largest carbon polluters about the sincerity of their pledges to control emissions.
  8. Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin, left, knocks Phoenix Coyotes left wing Taylor Pyatt into the boards during the second period of their NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  9. A North Korean soldier guards the bank of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, December 11, 2009. North Korea indicated on Friday it was ready to end its year-long boycott of nuclear negotiations, following talks in the reclusive state this week with a U.S. envoy to try to revive a disarmament-for-aid deal.
  10. Phoenix Coyotes right wing Scottie Upshall, right, celebrates his goal with defenseman Zbynek Michalek during the first period of their NHL hockey game the Los Angeles Kings, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  11. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: John Hastings of the Bushrangers prepares to bowl during day two of the Sheffield Shield match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 11, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  12. SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: Robert Allenby of Australia watches the ball after playing a shot from the bunker on the 16th hole during day two of the 2009 Australian PGA Championship at Hyatt Regency Resort Coolum on December 11, 2009 in Sunshine Coast, Australia.
  13. SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: Robert Allenby plays a shot from the bunker on the 16th hole during day two of the 2009 Australian PGA Championship at Hyatt Regency Resort Coolum on December 11, 2009 in Sunshine Coast, Australia.
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  15. SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: Rod Pampling of Australia plays a shot on the fairway during day two of the 2009 Australian PGA Championship at Hyatt Regency Resort Coolum on December 11, 2009 in Sunshine Coast, Australia.
  16. SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: Mathew Goggin of Australia plays a shot on the fairway during day two of the 2009 Australian PGA Championship at Hyatt Regency Resort Coolum on December 11, 2009 in Sunshine Coast, Australia.