In October 2000, Todd Zeile chose to leave the Texas Rangers and sign as a free agent with the New York Mets because - "My main objective was playing for a team that had a good chance to win a World Series," he declared. "I think I surprised a lot of people who didn't see me as a New York guy." The Mets made the 2000 World Series in large part because of Zeile's hot-hitting against the St. Louis Cardinals in that year's National League Championship Series. He was 7-for-19, a .368 average, with three doubles, a homer, and eight RBIs. |