Armando Galarraga pitched a perfect game on Wednesday, June 2. SO WHAT you ask? Including Dallas Braden (Oakland A's) on May 9, 2010 and Roy Halladay (Philadelphia Phillies) on May 29, 2010, there have been only twenty (yes 20) perfect games since 1900 (110 years). Baseball has been blessed with two (three) perfect games in the last 30 days compared to an average of 1 perfect game every 5 years.
I feel sorry for Umpire James Joyce for making a bad call. To his credit Umpire Joyce apologized to Armando Galarraga and agreed he missed the call. Unfortunately, MLB may correct this egregious error by pitching Umpire Joyce back to the Minor Leagues.
In my opinion, Bud Selig should strap on his bollocks and overturn Umpire Joyce's call for the good of baseball. Yes, it sets a precedent, but a good one. Right is right and replays from 6 different camera angles never lie.
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It’s a shame Galarraga lost his bid for a perfect game on Jim Joyce’s blown call. Major League Baseball definitely needs to take a look at expanding the use of instant replay because of this incident. I am always amazed at the fact that serious events seem to always bring about changes. This applies to many areas, not just sports.
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