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This must be what God uses when He backs up His MacBook Pro.

I peed a lot little.  Then my eyes welled with tears.  I’m not making this up.

delbertshoopman:

SAFE! SAFE???

DETROIT — Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a disputed call at first base. Replays appeared to show Cleveland hitter Jason Donald was out.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland immediately argued the call with first base umpire Jim Joyce, and was joined by several Detroit players who surrounded the ump after the Tigers beat the Indians 3-0. Galarraga (2-1) was in complete control throughout the night and on track for the third perfect game of the season. Then Donald’s groundball became the flashpoint of the night. With two outs, Donald hit a bouncer that first baseman Miguel Cabrera fielded to his right. He took his time and made an accurate throw to Galarraga covering the bag. The ball appeared to be in Galarraga’s glove just before Donald made it to first base, replays indicated. Galarraga smiled, held up his glove hand and started to make an out call with his right hand. But Joyce, a veteran umpire, made an emphatic safe call and Comerica Park went silent in disbelief. A couple of Tigers put their hands to their heads. Galarraga merely smiled and went back to work as the crowd started to boo. Cabrera continued to argue the call as Galarraga quickly retired Trevor Crowe for the one-hit shutout.

BTW. This would have been the 21st perfect game ever. I feel so bad for Galarraga.

Why didn’t Leyland stay out on the field and yell enough to get tossed? That’s the kind of thing u do to motivate your team… stand behind you team… especially when one of your players is this close to history.

I can’t stand all the people who feel bad for Jim Joyce. Of course he’s apologetic. Millions of people saw Donald was out. It’s the only move he can make. Galarraga didn’t “lose his bid” for a perfect game. An asshole stole it right in front of him, in front of millions.

What I’m wondering is how, as an umpire, are you not thinking, “if it’s close, I’m calling him out”. Things aren’t nearly as bad for you in this situation if you blow THAT call. What a fucking jerk.

I’m going to make my own baseball bat.