Bud Selig

MCMLVTopps

I was hopeful that Selig would see the light and reverse the bad call last night for Galarraga. This is not just a "bad call" situation, this is a perfect game situation, only 20 have happened in the entire history of baseball and never one thrown in a Detroit Tiger's uniform. From all angles, it is clear that the call was blown, even Joyce makes a personal mea culpa to Galaragga after the game. If this were a run of the mill type bad call, no big deal to me, but this is not the case, this was a bad call on the 27th batter, the very last out of the game, immortality in baseball history. Joyce is a seasoned veteran, who had to be more than well aware of the gravity of the situation, and with him being the 1st base ump, that the odds favored the final out play would come his way. How could he miss by so much? I saw no bobble as some have claimed, and the runner IMO was out by a half step or more.

I guess Selig is afraid of setting a trend of replay demands or scared that there will be a mad run on trying to overule every bad call (admittedly there are few). So, in Budland, I guess two wrongs make a right...the bad call, Selig's inaction and Galaragga gets screwed. How Galaragga kept his composure is amazing, what a gentleman throughout the whole ordeal. But, to think one man could right this wrong and chooses not to do so, is just not right.

Galaragga clearly the winner here for his sportsmanship and demeanor in the face of incredible disappointment. I doubt I could have possibly handled it well as he.

Tomi

No surprise. Selig is stuck in the past and won't let baseball move forward like other sports. There is just too much pride to change things no matter how wrong they are. They already did it with home runs, why not with close plays like this? All that is going to happen is he's going to get a bunch of people in a room and they are going to talk and nothing will change.

swartz1

I think Galarraga will be better "known" for not throwing the perfect game or,the one that got stolen from him...

besides Larsen, Halladay and Braden - How many others can you name? (without looking)...

Connecticoin

<< <i>I think Galarraga will be better "known" for not throwing the perfect game or,the one that got stolen from him...

besides Larsen, Halladay and Braden - How many others can you name? (without looking)... >>



Len Barker (first one I remember), Catfish Hunter (I think was the last one before Barker), Kenny Rogers, David Wells. I think there may be others post-1981 perfect games that I forgot already.

stevek

<< <i>I think Galarraga will be better "known" for not throwing the perfect game or,the one that got stolen from him...

besides Larsen, Halladay and Braden - How many others can you name? (without looking)... >>



Jim Bunning

Connecticoin

Hey, they will give Galarraga the perfect game 20 years after he is dead. After all, they did finally remove the asterisk from 61*.

MCMLVTopps

Well, GM felt enough pity to give him a killer new corvette convertible...that would wipe away a good bit of my disappointment!!

RoarIn84

what's the point? the formality of it all? this will be the most notorious PG ever pitched and the frozen image of Galarraga's foot on the bag 4ft in front of the runner will forever be burned into every baseball fan's head.... it's perfect and everyone knows it. whenever anyone talks about a PG ever again, this is the one they will remember... either just let it stand, or get the old 1985 folks back on the field to replay the series...minus the Quiz....

Brick

besides Larsen, Halladay and Braden - How many others can you name? (without looking)... >>



Milt Pappas.....oh, wait a minute.

Blacklabelsociety

the only one i could remember without looking was Len Barker in 81

Blacklabelsociety

and yes what a disgrace they wouldnt change this. it wouldve been the right thing to do being nothing wouldve been hurt because it was the last out. No i wonder why i havnt been to a mlb game since the 94 strike. i cant stand the game anymore.

Garabaldi

Selig has hurt the game over the years than help it.