It would have been an awesome precedent. Think of how many mistakes have been made that should have been overturned.
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NEWS FLASH: Selig overturns blown call! Cardinals win 1985 World Series!
but I'd support amending the result to show a perfect game, they gotta an extra out and it didn't have any effect on the game. Thats amazing, maybe 19 perfect games over a century and we see 3 in a month!!!
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hey, maybe Jim Joyce didn't miss the call
It looks to me like the ump may not have heard the ball hit the glove because Galarraga snow-coned the ball.
Thats too bad, Cabrera made a good play but the 2B had it and he could have stayed at 1B. Its hard for the corners to stay at home. I just saw a video of it showing the guy was out by a step but the problem is with the ball and glove and that takes an OF camera angle. A slight bobble is visible but the pitcher might have even re-snagged it before the runner hit the base. I feel for the pitcher and the ump, the call could go either way.Last edited by Berzerker; June 3, 2010, 23:10.
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finally got a replay and it looks snow coned and the pitcher held it there with the end of the glove and then snapped the glove shut snagging the ball. I'd say he had control of it... but I also see what may have fooled the ump into thinking the ball was bobbled.
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That play is called an "out" by every ump in the world. He has no angle to judge any supposed juggle.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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Agreed. Berz is trying to rationalize what everyone (including the guy who made it) says is a really bad call.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
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I have really mixed emotions on this one. On one, he got totally screwed by a bad call. He should go down in history as pitching a no hitter, and not as the guy who got screwed out of one. He earned it! On the other hand, baseball has always been dependent on the human nature of umpires. There have been many bad calls in the past, and until they go to instant replays, there will be more bad calls in the future, with some of them having a big impact on baseball history. They get remembered for what they are... bad calls that influenced history. I actually think they made the right decision not to overturn the call. It is what it is...Keep on Civin'
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Galarraga has been very cool about the blown call. Jim Joyce felt terrible and admitted instantly that he blew the call. Galarraga gets a new Corvette. It could have been worse.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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Both handled it better than could be expected. That's probably the best thing that could have come out of this.
I hope other umpires and players learn from these excellent examples. It's just a game... and humans are involved... and humans make mistakes. Even if they go to instant replay, there will still be mistakes, but hopefully, far less of them.Keep on Civin'
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While I agree with you, and there is no doubt that overturning the call would open a can of worms...
So what?
If getting the call right leads to other calls getting overturned, isn't that a good thing? Shouldn't we strive to get it right all the time? Why is inconvenience a reason to not do the right thing?"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
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Originally posted by Guynemer View PostWhile I agree with you, and there is no doubt that overturning the call would open a can of worms...
So what?
If getting the call right leads to other calls getting overturned, isn't that a good thing? Shouldn't we strive to get it right all the time? Why is inconvenience a reason to not do the right thing?
Either let the umps call the game, or bring in instant replay. Make the call on the field, not later in some boardroom.Keep on Civin'
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Originally posted by ColdWizard View PostI think Guynemer has just volunteered to review all the bad calls in the history of baseball.
Especially if they are going to look into making replay a part of the game in the future, why not just start with this one case now?Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
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