Talk about your bad beats.

#1 06-02-2010, 08:38 PM

If they add instant replay then they definitely need to put the pitchers on the clock.

3kings · #2 06-02-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

If they add instant replay then they definitely need to put the pitchers on the clock.

They need to put pitchers on the clock regardless or make batters stay in the box. Or both.

Danzig · #3 06-02-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 3kings

They need to put pitchers on the clock regardless or make batters stay in the box. Or both.

pointman · #4 06-02-2010, 09:50 PM

That is an abolute crime. If I were the ump, I would arrange for a police escort and the first flight out Detroit.

dylbert · #5 06-02-2010, 09:50 PM

Yes, this game will deserve an asterisk. Absolutely horrendous call...

* First base umpire, dumb phuk -- pitcher threw perfect game, umpire blew call.

Is it unreal that two official (three unofficial) perfect games have been pitched in barely one month. Amazing!

ninetoone · #6 06-02-2010, 10:04 PM

Not sure if this video or the toddler smoking is worse...it's a toss up.

philcski · #7 06-02-2010, 10:10 PM

WTF was that? First time I've seen it... he was out by a full step!!! What a joke!

SCUDSBROTHER · #8 06-03-2010, 06:08 AM

They miss these damn calls at 1st the most. Have no idea why, but they do this a lot.

ateamstupid · #9 06-02-2010, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

If they add instant replay then they definitely need to put the pitchers on the clock.

I agree. That was terrible though. If it's even close, the guy has to be out. He was beaten by at least a half-step. Even the hitter looked like he didn't want the hit.

jwkniska · #10 06-02-2010, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I agree. That was terrible though. If it's even close, the guy has to be out. He was beaten by at least a half-step. Even the hitter looked like he didn't want the hit.

hitter lost his one chance to be in the record books.

Patrick333 · #11 06-03-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

If they add instant replay then they definitely need to put the pitchers on the clock.

Agreed. Plus they have to keep the hitters in the batters box.

horseofcourse · #12 06-03-2010, 09:25 AM

I think the bigger story of the game was 1 hour and 44 minutes. The Yankees and Red Sox are launching an investigation. That's 2 and a half innings for them! It was horrendous (the call). Very sad, it was the one thing the Indians could have accomplished this year....being perfected.

MaTH716 · #13 06-03-2010, 09:38 AM

Also getting lost in the midst of this crime, is that catch by Austin Jackson in the 9th. Wow!

timmgirvan · #14 06-03-2010, 10:37 AM

umpire shoulda been moving towards second base to get the angle...lazy....he should be fined.

ateamstupid · #15 06-03-2010, 10:38 AM

MLB might be reviewing/overturning the call. While I'm sure baseball purists won't want to see that, it's the right thing to do, for both Galarraga and Joyce.

MaTH716 · #16 06-03-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

MLB might be reviewing/overturning the call. While I'm sure baseball purists won't want to see that, it's the right thing to do, for both Galarraga and Joyce.

Obviously it would be the right thing to do. The kid would get into the books where he deserves to be. But I'm not sure how I feel about it. The whole blown call deal took the starch out of the moment that he and the Tigers deserved. Also, I do think it's a dangerous precedent that MLB would be setting.

ninetoone · #17 06-03-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

MLB might be reviewing/overturning the call. While I'm sure baseball purists won't want to see that, it's the right thing to do, for both Galarraga and Joyce.

I agree with this.

Bigsmc · #18 06-03-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

MLB might be reviewing/overturning the call. While I'm sure baseball purists won't want to see that, it's the right thing to do, for both Galarraga and Joyce.

What about every other blow call? Changing this call would set a very dangerous precedent.

Let this play be the final push towards replay. Fix it going forward and move on.

satan's twin · #19 06-03-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

MLB might be reviewing/overturning the call. While I'm sure baseball purists won't want to see that, it's the right thing to do, for both Galarraga and Joyce.

It's not the right thing to do. It's horrible for Galarraga that he lost the perfecto, but there is no allowance in the rule book that says the commissioner can go back and change a call in the interest of fairness. Would the commish change the call if Galarraga was working on a one hitter and ended up with a two-hitter? No. Nor should he do it here. One of the most endearing elements of baseball is that it includes the errors and omissions of all its participants. Legends are created and remembered by just these kinds of mistakes. Far more memorable than pitching the 21st perfect game in baseball history will be the way Galarraga has responded: with humility, dignity and class.

includes the human element

MaTH716 · #20 06-03-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

umpire shoulda been moving towards second base to get the angle...lazy....he should be fined.

He couldn't, Miggy had to go to his right to get the ball. It was probably an easier play for the 2nd baseman who was behind Caberra. So there was really nowhere else Joyce could go without possibly interfering with the play.