The "Galarraga/Joyce" game should and will bring INSTANT REPLAY to baseball

[Capybara]

Enough with "traditionalists"/"purists" spewing bulls--t about the old-school way.

If you can FIX a bad call, you FIX a bad call. PERIOD.

In this particular case, you would have given a man, a team, a fanbase, and a sport a huge historical event that all of the above DESERVED!!!!

(That's not even to mention that poor Jim Joyce would be able finish his career in peace.)

[Herky]

Won't happen.

[Brock Landers]

we already have replay, but not for judgment calls, opens up too many cans of worms

[rake922]

1 replay allowed per manager per game

[Capybara]

we already have replay, but not for judgment calls, opens up too many cans of worms

Obviously they'll have to figure out how to govern it and when to institute it, but for close plays at bases, they should have it. I mean in this case, think about it: It would have taken all of two minutes, and you correctly give a guy his fukking perfect game! What could be wrong with that?!?!

[stealthyburrito]

give em a red flag to keep in their back pockets.

[Brock Landers]

same sort of BS cost ST LOUIS a WORLD SERIES in 1985...

[jayroy25]

Not bs he didnt have the ball in full control in his glove its so obviously. Get some glasses. Wath it over and over again the ball was not in full possesion when he hit the bag ( the runner)

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Not bs he didnt have the ball in full control in his glove its so obviously. Get some glasses. Wath it over and over again the ball was not in full possesion when he hit the bag ( the runner)

Buddy, I think you need glasses . The guy was CLEARLY out and your stating the 1st basemen didn't have full control? Just laugh about and be thankful your not a Tiger fan.

[Ryangene]

Not bs he didnt have the ball in full control in his glove its so obviously. Get some glasses. Wath it over and over again the ball was not in full possesion when he hit the bag ( the runner)

only person on earth that thinks that...

[jboy4]

Showed on Sportscenter 50 times that he was out. Really not even close.

[HighVoltage]

In the future, I can see them having computer chips in the ball, gloves, and bases to help make these calls.

[PRC]

really unbelievable. He got robbed of being in history. pretty sad

[jayroy25]

Im a phills fan people

[IrishTim]

Human element is a part of baseball. I do feel horrible for him though.

[Jon825]

This is an absolutely terrible situation. Gallaraga had a perfect game taken away by one of the worst calls in the history of the game. Not only this is that bad enough but i dont believe it will get the press it deserves because there have already been two perfect games this month.

[jayroy25]

I only seen the call once. According to you guys i will check it out again. Is it that obvios. Brb i look at it now

[jayroy25]

Just sw it online. Sorry fellas. I nominate myself for douche bag of the year. Dam i must of been fukd up. I do feel bad for the huy. I do

[jayroy25]

This umpire gotta be fined for this

[Andy117]

Human element is a part of baseball. I do feel horrible for him though.

That's not a good part of the game. The human element is supposed to be the players, not the calls.
They should institute a system something like college football where every play is reviewed upstairs and only on debatable calls should they be able to overturn the call on the field.

[netinfo]

Not bs he didnt have the ball in full control in his glove its so obviously. Get some glasses. Wath it over and over again the ball was not in full possesion when he hit the bag ( the runner)

Besides the clear evidence on replay that he was out, the umpire himself admitted that it was a blown call:

"I just cost that kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay. It was the biggest call of my career" - Joyce

There is just no way to justify this one, it was clearly a blown call, one of the worst I've ever seen.

netinfo

[goofyre]

This call will haunt Joyce forever. Shame the Tigers couldn't get their first perfect game ever.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Not bs he didnt have the ball in full control in his glove its so obviously. Get some glasses. Wath it over and over again the ball was not in full possesion when he hit the bag ( the runner)

I only seen the call once. According to you guys i will check it out again. Is it that obvios. Brb i look at it now

Yes, you just won yourself the Biggest Douche Bag of the Year Award. You stated in your first post if you "Watch it over and over again the ball was not in full possession when he hit the bag". Then in your next post you said you only watched the call once and that you were going to "BRB" and look at it now. Biggest fail posts in SBR History. Congrats atleast you made history today and not Galarraga

[Mac4Lyfe]

Jim Joyce was born in Ohio... True definition of a homer.

[itchypickle]

Crazy! That will be played over and over for years.
Anyone know of another year with multiple perfect games and no-hitters like this season? Great year.

[pittmatt80]

Seen play on Sportscenter thats a pretty bad call. Would of been crazy to have three perfect games in one month. Feel for Detroit and Galarraga would of been nice to add that achievement for both.

[jcubs55]

conspiracy theory?

[Gopi-1]

For a veteran ump like Joyce, he needs to go back to school. He was watching the Tigers 1st baseman catching and throwing the ball instead of focusing on the 1st base bag were the potential call would be made. I feel sorry for Gallaraga getting robbed of a perfect game. It would be unprecedented to have 3 perfect games in 1 whole MLB season, let alone done in a span of a month, and we still have a lot of baseball action left...

[doubledime]

I think we are all missing the point which is Galarraga handled it with the most class of ANY athlete ever. After the call was made and in the interviews after the game. Every athlete in every sport should learn from this kid. He will be remember more for this, then a perfect game. IMO

[Gopi-1]

I think we are all missing the point which is Galarraga handled it with the most class of ANY athlete ever. After the call was made and in the interviews after the game. Every athlete in every sport should learn from this kid. He will be remember more for this, then a perfect game. IMO

True, and he will go down in history as the only major league pitcher to pitch a perfect game while recording 28 outs along the way, at least in my heart and in my mind. You're a very classy guy Armando!

[midnight777]

that was truley a bad call.. maybe the worst one yet except for the ws call

[Gopi-1]

We are all Tigers fans today... Hats off to you Armando Galarraga!

[hothandsmgee]

Wow that call is simply unacceptable