Armando Galarraga has Perfect Game Stolen by Bad Call

[chaddurbin]

worst.call.EVER~! selig should do one thing right during his tenure and give him the perfect game.

[Oldtix]

Don Denkinger has company.

Since it would have been the third out, can the commissioner overrule the call and make it right?

And yes, that outfield catch in the ninth was amazing...

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

worst.call.EVER~! selig should do one thing right during his tenure and give him the perfect game.

A dangerous precedent for sure, but in this case I agree. Ranks right up there with the famous "Don Dick-inger" call in the '85 World Series.

[jcmtiger]

As A Baseball fan and a Detroit Fan this play sucks! Especially after that great catch in Centerfield. If anyone did not see the play watch ESPN, this will be run for a couple of days. For an umpire to make that call on the last play of a game is a serious problem for the umpires.

Joe

[barrysloate]

Quan- I agree. That's exactly what I was thinking. That was a perfect game. Period!

[calvindog]

Actually it was better than a perfect game -- it was 28 up and 28 down!!!!

[barrysloate]

Is there much of a precedent for overturning an ump's outrageously bad call? The George Brett pine tar game comes to mind, but I can't think of another. This call will be talked about for a long time.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Actually it was better than a perfect game -- it was 28 up and 28 down!!!!

YAWN (says harvey haddix)

[nolemmings]

Inexcusable. I feel bad for Galarraga, what a hosejob.

What I did like is that he pitched from the windup afterward, with the runner eventually taking second and then third. It was almost as if he was saying "I refuse to believe that there is really a runner there, because that guy was out".