New York Mets' Carlos Beltran flies out to right field in the sixth inning as the designated hitter while on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones in their baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

New York Mets' Carlos Beltran flies out to right field in the sixth inning as the designated hitter while on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones in their baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.

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  1. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, talks to Brooklyn Cyclones manager Pedro Lopez after Lopez pitched batting practice to Beltran, who was on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones, prior to the Cyclones' baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran (15) is greeted at home plate by teammate Omir Santos (9) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Washington. Beltran scored on a single by the Mets' Fernando Tatis.
  4. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran (15) returns to the dugout after striking out looking with two runners on base in the third inning in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Mets manager Jerry Manuel watches from the dugout.
  5. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran singles in the seventh inning of the Mets' 6-3 loss to the Florida Marlins in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
  6. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran flies out to right field in the sixth inning as the designated hitter while on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones in their baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
  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. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, talks to Brooklyn Cyclones manager Pedro Lopez after Lopez pitched batting practice to Beltran, who was on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones, prior to the Cyclones' baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
  14. Former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman talks during a news conference after his introduction as manager of the New York Mets' Brooklyn Cyclones farm team in the New York-Penn League, Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in New York. Backman, who spent nine of 14 major league seasons with the Mets, managed the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004 and was fired four days later. He also managed the South Georgia Peanuts of the independent South Coast League in 2007.
  15. Former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman talks during a news conference after his introduction as manager of the New York Mets' Brooklyn Cyclones farm team in the New York-Penn League, Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in New York. Backman, who spent nine of 14 major league seasons with the Mets, managed the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004 and was fired four days later. He also managed the South Georgia Peanuts of the independent South Coast League in 2007.
  16. Former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman walks the field after his introduction as manager of the New York Mets' Brooklyn Cyclones farm team in the New York-Penn League, Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in New York. Backman, who spent nine of 14 major league seasons with the Mets, managed the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004 and was fired four days later. He also managed the South Georgia Peanuts of the independent South Coast League in 2007.

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