Captain Kirk appears unlikely to accompany the Mets into the playoffs, but with Juan Uribe looking doubtful for the NLDS, he should be in the mix for a roster spot.
Few players in baseball have had more of an up-and-down season than Mets outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis. After a 3-for-38 slump to begin the season, Nieuwenhuis bounced around to the Los Angeles Angels, the Mets' Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas, and back to Flushing, then hit the disabled list before finally staying with the big-league club as a bench player and occasional starter. After all that insanity, it would be oddly poetic to see him on the team's playoff roster.