Ump ruins perfect game bid with 2 outs in 9th

[xx.]

After seeing all the aftermath, I feel really bad for Jim Joyce now.

I dont one bit.

[Phightins]

I dont one bit.

 

I think I could have figured that out on my own, but thanks.

[Lkr]

I think I could have figured that out on my own, but thanks.

[xx.]

I think I could have figured that out on my own, but thanks.

lol that was good

[The Regime]

Is it possible for the league to overturn the call? I don't watch alot of baseball so I have no idea how they go about this situation.

[Phightins]

It is possible.

 

I still don't think I want to see it happen though. Yes, these are very interesting circumstances because the call was clearly blown and it clearly cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game. But, where will it end? Are we also going to reverse the Jeffrey Maier incident and give the Orioles the '96 AL pennant? Are we going to call Matt Holliday out and give the Padres the '07 NL West title? Are we going to give the Cardinals the '85 World Series? You catch my drift...

 

One way or the other, Armando Galarraga was more than perfect in my book. He recorded 28 outs perfectly, and "perfect" does not even begin to describe the way he handled the situation after the game. And, this incident will go down in infamy because it will surely change the face of baseball forever. I am fully expecting to see expanded instant replay next season. All Bud Selig needed to see was something like this. Now it will definitely happen, which is very unfortunate for me and the rest of the purists (such as Cotton Camby).

Edited June 3, 2010 by Phightins

[trutrojan8]

If you call Matt Holliday out, the game is still tied with all the momentum on the Rockies side with another out =) just sayin

[Teletopez]

Commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted blown call that cost Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.

 

Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball will look at expanded replay and umpiring, but didn't specifically address umpire Jim Joyce's botched call Wednesday night.

 

A baseball official familiar with the decision confirmed to The Associated Press that the call was not being reversed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that element was not included in Selig's statement.

ESPN

[Teletopez]

Jeter said that expanding use of instant replay to include base calls would have other ramifications.

 

"When does it stop, when does it start?" Jeter said. "Do you have a flag that you throw from the bench, or challenges? There's always going to be plays throughout the course of a game or the season that you wish would have gone the other way.

 

"... I thought everyone was complaining about how long the games were anyway, you know what I mean?"

[Lone Wolf]

Hey, Selig.. that's one more thing to add to your list of terrible things that you've done as a commissioner. What a joke.

[xx.]

Yeah Selig will go down as one of the worst commissioners ever, or if the worst.

[Jenneral]

The thing that makes this game different from the ones Phightings listed is that this didn't effect the outcome of the game. Give the kid the perfect game since it didn't alter any final results.