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13 years ago today, Armando Galarraga threw a perfect game.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:00 am
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:00 am
The only man on Earth to disagree was the first base umpire.
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Galarraga went on to throw the first 28-out “perfect game” in history.
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Galarraga went on to throw the first 28-out “perfect game” in history.
This post was edited on 6/2/23 at 10:01 am
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Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:08 am to KCM0Tiger
Ugh that’s frustrating to watch. I can only image what Leyland told him.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:08 am to KCM0Tiger
Is there any other game in the history of MLB with a similar blown call costing a major record?
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:10 am to KCM0Tiger
Unlike most umpires, Jim Joyce owned up to it, answered for it, and didn't run and hide behind the union. He royally fricked that up but I've always respected the way he handled it afterwards.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:13 am to KCM0Tiger
Watched that game live from the 7th inning on. Time flies.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:14 am to KCM0Tiger
Damn I can’t believe that was 13 years ago. Whatever I was watching changed over to that game in the 7th or 8th.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:18 am to VADawg
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Unlike most umpires, Jim Joyce owned up to it, answered for it, and didn't run and hide behind the union. He royally fricked that up but I've always respected the way he handled it afterwards.
I agree. Joyce handled it well so kudos to him. But MLB should have stepped in on such an egregious mistake.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:21 am to KCM0Tiger
This is up there with Johan Santana's 134 pitch "no-hitter". The only person that couldn't see the play was the one looking right at it 
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:22 am to VADawg
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Jim Joyce owned up to it, answered for it, and didn't run and hide behind the union. He royally fricked that up but I've always respected the way he handled it afterwards.
Galarraga also handled the whole thing with pure class.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:32 am to KCM0Tiger
It's one of the best games ever pitched, which is overshadowed by the focus on the blown call also. He only threw like 80 some pitches for the 27 outs and threw 67 strikes. He was just out of his mind on fire.
But if Joyce hadn't screwed up, nobody would remember Armando Galarraga even with a perfect game.
But if Joyce hadn't screwed up, nobody would remember Armando Galarraga even with a perfect game.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:34 am to elprez00
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Ugh that’s frustrating to watch. I can only image what Leyland told him.
I remember Miggy taking to him during the next at bat and thinking I was about to watch a murder take place on national tv
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:40 am to KCM0Tiger
13 years already? Geez time flies.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 10:55 am to KCM0Tiger
Didn't he say that he just made the wrong motion but really meant to call him out?
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:02 am to KCM0Tiger
It would have been a record for a perfect game. The safe hit call came on the 83rd pitch.
Galarraga retired the 28th batter, Trevor Crowe, on a grounder to third on his 88th pitch to complete the Tigers' 3-0 victory.
The record for fewest pitches in a perfect game is 88, set by the Yankees' David Cone in 1999.
It had taken just one hour and 44 minutes — the second-shortest game in Comerica Park history.
Galarraga retired the 28th batter, Trevor Crowe, on a grounder to third on his 88th pitch to complete the Tigers' 3-0 victory.
The record for fewest pitches in a perfect game is 88, set by the Yankees' David Cone in 1999.
It had taken just one hour and 44 minutes — the second-shortest game in Comerica Park history.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:04 am to KCM0Tiger
This is one of those random moments that really aren't that important, but I remember exactly where I was:
At the bar at the old Rotolo's on Nicholson waiting to pick up my $5 Wednesday calzone.
At the bar at the old Rotolo's on Nicholson waiting to pick up my $5 Wednesday calzone.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:14 am to KCM0Tiger
quote:Stepped in how?
But MLB should have stepped in on such an egregious mistake.
There's no precedent for it nor is there a rule that allows for it.
It sucks. but it is what it is. There was no way to undo it once it was done.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:36 am to Dubosed
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Galarraga also handled the whole thing with pure class.
It’s crazy how calm and collected he is after that call. Just chuckles shrugs it off and heads back to the mound.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:49 am to shel311
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Stepped in how?
MLB has power to do whatever they want. They could (and can) declare the call incorrect and in this instance it’s easy because the game was over.
But MLB in the past has also overturned outs and replayed games from that point, so I’d argue it wouldn’t be unprecedented either.
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The umpires ruled that the amount on the bat exceeded that allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run, and called him out. As Brett was the third out in the ninth inning with the home team in the lead, the game ended with a Yankees win.[4][5] The Royals protested the game, upheld by American League president Lee MacPhail, who ordered that the game be continued from the point of Brett's home run.[6][7][8] The game was resumed 25 days later on August 18, and officially ended with the Royals winning 5–4.
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Posted on 6/2/23 at 1:22 pm to KCM0Tiger
WOW seems like just a few years ago. Sad that he missed out on a perfect game bc of an "error" in baseball umpiring.
Posted on 6/2/23 at 2:13 pm to KCM0Tiger
For as bad as the call was and what a shame it was... it organically showed a side of sportsmanship and humanity in how both parties handled the aftermath.
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