Notes: Floyd wants to return  —  Delgado primed for '07; Chavez shines in the spotlight  —  Now that the season is over, Cliff Floyd enters unchartered waters with his second stint of free agency.  —  "This is kind of different," Floyd said as he gathered his belongings in the Mets' clubhouse …

Cards a nice story, but will be overmatched by Tigers  —  Also in this column:  —  NEW YORK — Go ahead, crown the Tigers.  They are more powerful than the Cardinals, better rested and generally better suited for a short series.  They rolled through a difficult American League derby …

Mets finish in unhappy Endy  —  Caught looking after Chavez grab  —  Inside the somber Mets clubhouse, the plastic still covered the flat-screen televisions, protection for a champagne-spraying celebration that never took place.  —  The resilient Mets had loaded the bases in the ninth inning last night …

Cards might as well go all the way  —  NEW YORK - Two outs, bases loaded, the crowd roaring and Carlos Beltran, the ultimate Cardinals killer, at the plate.  —  FOX Bite  —  Videos  —  Cards seek Series revenge  —  Pedro Martinez, his right arm in a sling, ignored the Mets' 3-1 deficit …

Mets coach delivers his best pitch  —  The 10 hours preceding one of the most important meetings in his life were not nice to Manny Acta, who spent six hours Friday interviewing for a chance to become the Rangers' next manager.  —  The nightmare before the audition began at about 11:30 p.m. …

Russell hopes to be Ranger again  —  Former catcher with club interviews, calls manager's job perfect fit  —  Only one of the Rangers' managerial candidates really knows what it means to be a Texas Ranger.  —  John Russell was one for four years.  —  Russell, who on Thursday became …

Detroit Tigers versus St. Louis Cardinals  —  Metro versus Retro?  The Battle of Orange (and Blue)?  Scratch that.  Like just about everyone else on the planet, I was assuming that the Mets would dispatch the Cardinals in the NLCS, depleted rotation and all.