Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner waves to the crowd before announcing the New York Mets starting line-up before an opening day baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field Thursday, April 5, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Greg Maddux throws against the New York Mets in the first inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series in Atlanta Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, hugs Gio Gonzalez after Gonzalez pitched a one-hitter as the Nationals defeated the New York Mets, 9-0, in a baseball game Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)