This is the biggest bunch of BS I've ever witnessed. If, after a call is made, the umpires can get together and reverse it. Selig is the commisioner for cryin' out loud. Why can't he reverse it? If there was the slightest chance the guy was safe, then I'd let it stand. But, the guy is clearly OUT from whatever angle you look.
What a complete idiot this guy is.
Not only could he have awarded this guy/pitcher history like he deserved, but he could have ALSO made the rest of Umpire Jim Joyce's life easier.
But now BOTH of these guys have to live the rest of their lives in misery wondering and hearing things from everyone when that jack azz Selig could have fixed it all!
Not only could he have awarded this guy/pitcher history like he deserved, but he could have ALSO made the rest of Umpire Jim Joyce's life easier.
But now BOTH of these guys have to live the rest of their lives in misery wondering and hearing things from everyone when that jack azz Selig could have fixed it all!
Why didn't the umpires reverse it? That's the question that should be asked, instead everybody with lazy minds blames the commissioner right away. Horrible job by the whole umpiring crew. Selig would be setting a horrible precedent by changing a game based on a blown call after the game was over.
The way I look at it is that it finally took something like this to finally take into some serious consideration of instant replay in MLB. Come On now, whenever you have such a bang bang play at serious situations, it's not all that bad to take a second look at things. With today's technology it makes it useful to be able to refer to for things like this. I don't blame the ump one bit. He called it like he saw it. It's just sad it came down to a situation like this where it would have been nice to confirm the call. That's all. Lot's of history in MLB as far as blown calls and now's not the time to all of a sudden to reverse a call just because the comissioner looked at instant replay. The hope is now for the comissioner to allow for instant replay in MLB for such bang bang plays.
It is impossible situation. It is not Selig's fault that the ump blew it, it is the ump.. you cant just make up rules as you go along, and the fact the call had no impact on the outcome of the game, you cant overturn it without opening pandoras box. Next thing you know players will come out by the boatload overturning calls that could have changed their batting average, stats for a season etc, errors etc.. and just think how many of these things impact a players contract/incentives as well.
Nevermind the fact that the moment is over.. even if you award him the perfect game despite all the implications and costs for backtracking stats, the moment is over, the celebration has passed, and the perfect game will still be tainted by Joyce's call.
Nevermind the fact that the moment is over.. even if you award him the perfect game despite all the implications and costs for backtracking stats, the moment is over, the celebration has passed, and the perfect game will still be tainted by Joyce's call.
You are on drugs. The ball was secured solidly in the pocket of his glove, albeit near the end. After the runner passed, Galarraga loosened his glove and let it drop back into the natural pocket deeper in the glove, like any player has done a million times. The runner was out from here to eternity.
