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To: Haim Barad who wrote (118054)	11/16/2000 11:09:22 AM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

Haim, that's rich! There was also a cute farce about the Mets challenging the world series win because the Mets swung at some pitches, like fastballs, instead of curves, which they thought were coming...from the AMAT thread. Something like the butterfly ballot, wasn't fair, well, here it is: Subject: If the Democrats owned the Mets 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 WorldSeries 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."

To: Haim Barad who wrote (118054)	11/16/2000 2:36:22 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Haim - Re: "I just won the Florida lottery! I'm now a multi-millionaire! Can you believe it?! I'm bouncing off the walls here! You see, my ticket doesn't have the exact winning numbers on it, but I meant to pick those winning numbers." Congratulations on your new found wealth - and your sense of humor !! To tell you the truth, there has not been a lot of "fun" associated with this crazy election - with the intense focus on Florida's voting and politics. I imagine the U.S. is providing immense free entertainment to the rest of the world for our current political soap opera. Paul