New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, right, is frustrated by the dugout railing as he can't get to a foul pop fly hit by the Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, right, is frustrated by the dugout railing as he can't get to a foul pop fly hit by the Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. New York Mets' Daniel Murphy, bottom, dives safely back to second base as Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, top, awaits the ball during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Miami. The Mets defeated the Marlins 6-5.
  3. New York Mets' Jeff Francoeur, left, is congratulated by teammate Daniel Murphy, right, after hitting a home run to also score Murphy and Carlos Beltran (not shown) during the second inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Miami.
  4. New York Mets' Daniel Murphy, right, scores from third base on Washington Nationals' catcher Jamie Burke in the second inning of the Mets' 6-2 win in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Murphy scored on an infield single by teammate Josh Thole to Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond, whose throw to home was late.
  5. New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, right, is frustrated by the dugout railing as he can't get to a foul pop fly hit by the Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
  6. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 13: The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) team from Daniel Murphy (L), Nellika Little and Brian Fjeldheim (R) audit disputed ballots at Independent Elections Commission (IEC) warehouse September 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is still leading in the latest the presidential polls, as early results are released by election officials. Presently, out of 5,545,149 valid votes from 92.82 percent of the country's polling stations, Karzai has 3,009,559 and Abdullah Abdullah, former foreign minister, has 1,558,591, according to reports from the Independent Election Commission (IEC).
  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.
  8. 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.
  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. Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham watches a called third strike in the ninth inning of the New York Mets' 6-2 win in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  14. New York Mets' starting pitcher John Maine tries to pick off Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham at first base in the fifth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Willingham's single was the Nationals' first hit of the game.
  15. New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, right, is frustrated by the dugout railing as he can't get to a foul pop fly hit by the Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
  16. Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham hits the first pitch from New York Mets' relief pitcher Brian Stokes for a solo home run to put the Nationals up 6-2 in the ninth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

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