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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.'" < <
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