Apparently the Commissioner's office is looking at the possibility of changing the call, wiping out everything that happened afterwards, and declaring this a perfect game. Could be Armando Galarraga's lucky day.
Not sure what to think. On the one hand, that's the Right Thing To Do. On the other hand, it opens up a Huge Can Of Worms.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Say it aint so
In a hundred years, the kids will know Armando Galarraga's name. Right up there with Harvey Haddix and Ernie Shore in not-quite-perfect lore. Right now, that's scant consolation. And to think, we were one good call away from three perfect games in four weeks.
Umpire Jim Joyce must feel awful. Truly. He made the call as he saw it. He just saw it wrong.
Umpire Jim Joyce must feel awful. Truly. He made the call as he saw it. He just saw it wrong.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
HELP!
The Tiger Stadium Conservancy still needs your money, in order to preserve the tiny sliver of the old ballpark which remains in Detroit. Please donate to make sure this icon of baseball does not disappear completely.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Sports roundup
I'm on vacation out west, and more on that in a few days, but here are some thoughts on current events:
The 5-1 Orioles, without Eric Bedard but with a lights-out bullpen, own the best record in the American League. This cannot last, but I'm loving every second. The much ballyhooed Detroit lineup, meanwhile, is beginning to look like the epic 119 loss 2003 team all over again. Is there a Vegas line on which of these teams will finish with a better record?
Remember Memphis' narrow escape in the second round when they shot free throws like Shaquille O'Neal after wrist surgery? It's all come back to haunt them now. The strange thing is that no one will now remember a couple of awful Kansas moments in the final minute of regulation either - a layup blocked before it even started, and giving up an easy offensive rebound after yet another missed Memphis foul shot. Kudos to the Jayhawks though, on winning one of the best NCAA finals in memory.
Thanks to Steve Root for this: Williams and Amherst will be returning to Pittsfield, where it all began, to celebrate the birth of college baseball. Unfortunately they will not on this occasion be playing Massachusetts rules. If they do this again next year for the 150th anniversary, I will be there.
The more said about the current scandal in Formula One, the better. Wow.
The 5-1 Orioles, without Eric Bedard but with a lights-out bullpen, own the best record in the American League. This cannot last, but I'm loving every second. The much ballyhooed Detroit lineup, meanwhile, is beginning to look like the epic 119 loss 2003 team all over again. Is there a Vegas line on which of these teams will finish with a better record?
Remember Memphis' narrow escape in the second round when they shot free throws like Shaquille O'Neal after wrist surgery? It's all come back to haunt them now. The strange thing is that no one will now remember a couple of awful Kansas moments in the final minute of regulation either - a layup blocked before it even started, and giving up an easy offensive rebound after yet another missed Memphis foul shot. Kudos to the Jayhawks though, on winning one of the best NCAA finals in memory.
Thanks to Steve Root for this: Williams and Amherst will be returning to Pittsfield, where it all began, to celebrate the birth of college baseball. Unfortunately they will not on this occasion be playing Massachusetts rules. If they do this again next year for the 150th anniversary, I will be there.
The more said about the current scandal in Formula One, the better. Wow.
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