> 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 Mets
> batters had intended to swing at fast balls, but actually swung at
> curve balls. 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." |
