NEW YORK (AP) --The New York Mets announced today that they
are going to court to get an additional inning added to the end of Game 5 of
the World Series.
The batting, pitching, and bench coaches for the Mets held a
press conference earlier today. They were joined by members of the Major League Players Union.
"We meant to hit those pitches from the Yankee pitchers," said the Mets batting coach. "We were confused by the
irregularities of the pitches we received and believe we have been denied our right to
hit."
One claim specifically noted that a small percentage of the
disenfranchised Mets batters had intended to swing at fast balls, but actually
swung at curve balls. Jesse Jackson is expected in New York shortly to rally on
the batters behalf.
It was clear that these batters never intended to swing at
curve balls, though a much higher percentage were not confused by the pitches.
Reporters at the press conference pointed out that the Mets
had extensively reviewed film of the Yankees pitchers prior to the World Series and had in fact faced the Yankees in
inter-league play earlier in the year.
"The fact remains that some of the pitches confused us and
denied us of our right to hit," said the Mets batting coach. "The World Series
is not over yet and the Yankees are celebrating prematurely."
Major League Baseball has reviewed the telecast of all the
World Series games and recounted the balls and strikes called by the umpires of
each game.
"While some of the strikes called against the Mets were, in
fact, balls, there were not enough of them to change the outcome of the World
Series, "the commissioner said.
Another portion of the Mets legal claim stated that, based on
on-base percentage, the Mets had actually won the World Series, regardless of the final scores of the games. "It's
clear that we were slightly on-base more often than the Yankees," said a Mets spokesman.
"The World Series crown is rightly ours."
The manager of the Mets has remained in relative seclusion, engaging in some
light jogging for exercise. He has stated that he believes "we need to let the process run its course
without a rush to judgment."
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