Here's a different opinion on the blown call on the perfect game

watsup299 · Jun 3, 2010

Yes the umpire blew the call

But i heard a guy say this on the mlb network and its true if you look at it

Watch the last out of the top of 8th inning the ball was almost hit in the same place the one cabrera fielded instead of letting the ball go and let the 2nd baseman field again he decides to field it this time cause he wanted to be the one to make the final out and it cost him the perfect game

parlayallday · Jun 3, 2010

i thought about that also. I am sure he didnt want to be the one to make the final out, I think he just got excited and wanted to make sure the gave was going to be perfect so he jumped as soon as the ball was it.

But how about the fact that the ump started to motion to punch him out but ended up calling him safe? I saw that did anyone else?

NyMets609 · Jun 3, 2010

watsup299 said:
Yes the umpire blew the call

But i heard a guy say this on the mlb network and its true if you look at it

Watch the last out of the top of 8th inning the ball was almost hit in the same place the one cabrera fielded instead of letting the ball go and let the 2nd baseman field again he decides to field it this time cause he wanted to be the one to make the final out and it cost him the perfect game

that is true. not sure all about the Cabrera wanted to get the last out selfish stuff though. he was just probably very hyped at the moment and juiced up and didn't want the ball to get by but yes that is normally a routine ground ball for the 2B.