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Injustice To Galarraga Could Have Been Avoided
It was one of the best games I can remember being pitched, not only by a Tiger - but by any pitcher.
It was also one of the worst calls I can ever remember - by any umpire.
And it was a total ripoff for the fans and compromised Major League Baseball. It was also unnecessary.
Look, I'm not one to jump all over the umpires. I appreciate what they do. It didn't cost the Tigers the game. But it as also brutal the way it ended. Armando Galarraga deserved so much better. Jim Joyce flatout blew the call Thursday night. Jason Donald was out. Period.
They need to add replay to baseball for close plays on the bases. They need to have one call per game a manager can call so this doesn't happen again. It wouldn't have taken long to overturn the call. It would made sure the call would have been right. There have been plays in the World Series recently that have been similarly wrong. Why not get it right? Just one appeal per game per team. Give up a base runner for the pitching team, and an out for the hitting team if they wrong.
- Joyce has been considered a good umpire for a long time, but he is right. It was the biggest call of his career and he got it wrong.
- Major League Baseball can't just let this go. They have to do something in the form of a suspension for Joyce. There is certainly no way he should be umpiring behind the plate today. Where is Bud Selig on this? What does MLB have to say?
- Galarraga is getting a lot of praise today - and he deserves every bit of it. Not just because of the way he pitched, which was terrific, but also for the way he handled himself afterward. In some ways, it is going to make him more popular in this town than if the perfect game hadn't been ruined. His empathy to Joyce was sincere. If there is anything this town appreciates above anything else, it's those who are persistent. Galarraga, who began this season in the minor leagues, was robbed of his big moment, but didn't bellyache about it. Just the opposite. If there was any comfort for Joyce - it came from Galarraga.
- Austin Jackson would have made it a lot easier if he only hadn't made that great running catch in the ninth inning. What a brilliant play.
It was also one of the worst calls I can ever remember - by any umpire.
And it was a total ripoff for the fans and compromised Major League Baseball. It was also unnecessary.
Look, I'm not one to jump all over the umpires. I appreciate what they do. It didn't cost the Tigers the game. But it as also brutal the way it ended. Armando Galarraga deserved so much better. Jim Joyce flatout blew the call Thursday night. Jason Donald was out. Period.
They need to add replay to baseball for close plays on the bases. They need to have one call per game a manager can call so this doesn't happen again. It wouldn't have taken long to overturn the call. It would made sure the call would have been right. There have been plays in the World Series recently that have been similarly wrong. Why not get it right? Just one appeal per game per team. Give up a base runner for the pitching team, and an out for the hitting team if they wrong.
- Joyce has been considered a good umpire for a long time, but he is right. It was the biggest call of his career and he got it wrong.
- Major League Baseball can't just let this go. They have to do something in the form of a suspension for Joyce. There is certainly no way he should be umpiring behind the plate today. Where is Bud Selig on this? What does MLB have to say?
- Galarraga is getting a lot of praise today - and he deserves every bit of it. Not just because of the way he pitched, which was terrific, but also for the way he handled himself afterward. In some ways, it is going to make him more popular in this town than if the perfect game hadn't been ruined. His empathy to Joyce was sincere. If there is anything this town appreciates above anything else, it's those who are persistent. Galarraga, who began this season in the minor leagues, was robbed of his big moment, but didn't bellyache about it. Just the opposite. If there was any comfort for Joyce - it came from Galarraga.
- Austin Jackson would have made it a lot easier if he only hadn't made that great running catch in the ninth inning. What a brilliant play.
posted by Pat Caputo at
8:55 PM
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