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." ------------------ Only in America....do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
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This is rediculous! The contest is over, and the American people want to move on with the winner. Both teams went into the game with the same set of rules. Now the Mets want to change the rules because they didn't like the outcome? Unbelievable! ------------------ Stay Cool...
lol! Can i also get a recount of the bad grades i have recieved over my college year? i swear i think i should have better grades. ------------------
If I were you, I'd demand a recount. Clutch, Jeff, and Brian Kagy should go, by hand, through the printouts of every post on this BBS system since you registered -- and you might even contest that, since it's obvious you intended to register some time before you actually did. They should also examine threads in which you participated, to see if, based on your history, you considered making additional posts. These posts should count, since you would have posted had the thread not been so confusing. These three should closely scrutinize the threads, to interpret the will of DeanBCurtis. They should be able to find 168 posts, or potential posts, where maybe you just didn't hit "submit" to complete the process. BTW -- This recount is due by 2:00 today -- so guys, get cracking! ------------------ Stay Cool...
Someone needs to do a recount on Bob Finn's posts and exclude those that have 5 words or less! The poster swing should then boost 85% of the board over his adjusted totals. ------------------ Only in America....do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
