Talk about a bad call

mrdc

mrdc

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If you haven't heard, an umpire totally missed a call yesterday causing a guy to miss a perfect game. It would have been the 21st perfect game ever thrown. It's amazing that two have already been pitched this year with one that happened just about a week ago. Well this umpire called a guy safe and you can easily see that he was out. What makes matters worse is this happened in the 9th inning with two outs so this should have been the last play of the game.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/374793...orts-baseball/
 
t316

t316

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Wow...that is sad all the way around. At least the guy admitted his mistake. From the angle he was at, I can see where he might have thought it was a tie and gave it to the runner, but still a sad outcome for such a rare accomplishment.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Yeah...I saw that too......It's a shame for the pitcher. Have you noticed lately how many "bad" calls have been made??? IMO more than usual....
 
mrdc

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Well the umpire knew what was at stake so even if it was a bam-bam play, you would think that he would give it to the pitcher. The umpire knows he messed up and tearfully apologized to the pitcher which is a rarity in sports.
 
theclemsonkid

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Now I have no idea if it's possible, but I think commissioner Bud Selig should step in and make some kind of "executive decision" to rescind that call, and make his perfect game official. I assume that the commish has some clause in the bylaws that gives him some kind of crazy authority to do something like that. I hope he steps up and does so...
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3275486
Now I have no idea if it's possible, but I think commissioner Bud Selig should step in and make some kind of "executive decision" to rescind that call, and make his perfect game official. I assume that the commish has some clause in the bylaws that gives him some kind of crazy authority to do something like that. I hope he steps up and does so...
The only problem that I see there is....Look at ALL the calls that have been missed previously that have cost teams games....Would that not open up a bigger can of worms????
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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I disagree, I don't think he had possession of the ball when he was on the bag. Watch the replay shown from 1.20-1.30 on your clip. That ball was bouncing all over the place in his glove...
 
theclemsonkid

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3275489
The only problem that I see there is....Look at ALL the calls that have been missed previously that have cost teams games....Would that not open up a bigger can of worms????
The only reason I would, is because it doesn't change the actual outcome of the game. He would have gotten the out, Donald would have his hit taken away, and the follwing batter, who was the last out, would have his at bat taken away. It does nothing to the game, the standings, or anything else... just gives Galaraga the perfect game he earned.
I mean it's been done only 20 times in the history of baseball. To put that in perspective, since 1876 there have been 386,166 games played...
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3275500
The only reason I would, is because it doesn't change the actual outcome of the game. He would have gotten the out, Donald would have his hit taken away, and the follwing batter, who was the last out, would have his at bat taken away. It does nothing to the game, the standings, or anything else... just gives Galaraga the perfect game he earned.
I mean it's been done only 20 times in the history of baseball. To put that in perspective, since 1876 there have been 386,166 games played...
Selig said he'd review it. They did go back and change a buncha no hitters in the 80's. so it has been done before. But I don't think they'll do that, because well I think he got the call right...
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/3275502
Selig said he'd review it. They did go back and change a buncha no hitters in the 80's. so it has been done before. But I don't think they'll do that, because well I think he got the call right...
NAH ....He was out.....I watched it quite a few times too
I hope they do overturn it......
 
reefraff

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3275500
The only reason I would, is because it doesn't change the actual outcome of the game. He would have gotten the out, Donald would have his hit taken away, and the follwing batter, who was the last out, would have his at bat taken away. It does nothing to the game, the standings, or anything else... just gives Galaraga the perfect game he earned.
I mean it's been done only 20 times in the history of baseball. To put that in perspective, since 1876 there have been 386,166 games played...
A lot of other people are saying the same thing and I also agree BUT, the rules only allow for replay to be used on questionable HR and out of bounds calls. Not sure the comish will be willing to just go against the rules and award the guy the perfect game. I think he should just because of the pitcher's attitude about the whole thing.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/3275508
A lot of other people are saying the same thing and I also agree BUT, the rules only allow for replay to be used on questionable HR and out of bounds calls. Not sure the comish will be willing to just go against the rules and award the guy the perfect game. I think he should just because of the pitcher's attitude about the whole thing.
Selig can say or do about anything. He is the dictator of baseball, so if in his mind, he decides you know what I'm gonna reverse the call and call it a perfecto, he can. This is about as clean of a call change that you can get...
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by mrdc
http:///forum/post/3275540
Would this be the first time a commish would use his powers in this way?
No, they did it in the 80's I think cleaning up some score keeping errors in the history books. If there was a way to prove it, I wish they'd go back and notate in parenthesis the home runs. Back in the day a home run was judged by where it landed in the stands not by where it goes out of play. Like the babe had he been playing under todays rules would have over 800 homers... But there is no real way to go back and tell.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Did he make a definitive statement or was it a trial balloon? I bet if he takes enough heat he'll reverse it.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Herd today when the ump hit the field the Detroit fans gave him a standing O. They weren't even standing to get more on the bottles and cans they were throwing at him. They really gave him a ovation.
Class act by the D town fans
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/3275670
Herd today when the ump hit the field the Detroit fans gave him a standing O. They weren't even standing to get more on the bottles and cans they were throwing at him. They really gave him a ovation.
Class act by the D town fans

YUP...and the ump was behind home plate today...and the pitcher from last night brought him out the line up....the ump teared up......
 
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