Well, you saw it, I didn't, Doc. But if you take 4 of those balls and make them strikes, you've still got 23 balls and 17 strikes which isn't a route to success. Also, wrong or right, the fact is, if you're as wild as he was last night, you'll never get the close ones.
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Congratulations to the American League Pitcher of the Month for May, Jon Lester, and to the American League Player of the Month for May, David Ortiz. No wonder the Red Sox had the best record in the league last month.
Blown call by ump Jim Joyce with two outs in the 9th costs Galarraga perfect game
Unbelievable!!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300602106
Unbelievable!!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300602106
Hello Rumples,
You beat me to it! All I can add is this:
Another Dinger for the Big man tonight!
Have Fun,
Jman
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This was just a pathetic call!!!
P A T H E T I C
Wow!
To Joyce's credit he did handle the aftermath with credit in his apology and admission of mistake.
The best thing I saw though was the class that Galaraga displayed in his interviews after the game...something that is truely missing more and more in todays game is the respect due to the umpires - we have all had our bones to pick...but that job IS NOT easy!
Have fun,
Jman
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I have a sneaking suspicion that Robinson Cano will be the first player to hit .400(this year) since Ted Williams did it in 1941, just a hunch.
Another big night for the big man. Papi's OPS is now a very robust .959, good for 8th in the league. His 12 dingers ties him for 6th. Looks like another trip to the All Star game for Big Papi.
Hello all,
David Ortiz, Jon Lester Collect AL Honours for May
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/400408-david-ortiz-jon-lester-collect-al-honours-for-may
David Ortiz and Jon Lester have swept the AL Player and Pitcher of the Month Awards, becoming the first pair of teammates to do so in four years.
A press release from MLB today said:
"Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz and starting pitcher Jon Lester have been voted the American League Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for May. It marks the first time that the two A.L. monthly awards were captured by teammates in the same month since June 2006, when Minnesota's Joe Mauer and Johan Santana won the honors [sic]."
In 23 games in May, Ortiz hit .363 (29-80) with four doubles, 10 home runs, 16 runs scored and 27 RBI. The 34-year-old also posted a Major League-best .788 slugging percentage and a .424 on-base percentage. Last month marked the second time in his career that he has tallied at least 10 homers, 25 RBI, and a .350 batting average in a calendar month, previously accomplished in June 2004.
Lester, who posted a perfect 5-0 record in six outings during May, allowed just 24 hits through 44.0 innings of work while leading the Majors with 45 strikeouts. The 26-year-old also posted a 1.84 ERA, the lowest of any A.L. pitcher with more than 27 innings pitched.
The southpaw's five wins in May boosted his career record to 48-18, and his .727 winning percentage is the best in major league history (since 1901) among pitchers with at least 50 decisions and the ninth-best winning percentage ever through a pitcher's first 100 starts.
This marks Jon's third Pitcher of the Month honor [sic] (last accomplished: September 2008).
It is Ortiz’s fourth award and Lester’s third.
Big Papi’s success last month was well-documented, and was one of the major talking points of the Sox’ recent run of form. But there was something altogether quieter about the way Lester put together his month.
Obviously, everyone knew he was pitching superbly and that he and Clay Buchholz were the two Red Sox starters one felt entirely confident. But it wasn’t until his fourth or fifth start that I realised his ERA was sub-2 and he was striking out more than a batter an inning.
Those two have been the driving force behind Boston’s resurgence, with the other three starters far from their best.
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The greatest hitter in history is the standard for anyone. But don't bet on Cano.
Cheers,
Merlot
David Ortiz, Jon Lester Collect AL Honours for May
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/400408-david-ortiz-jon-lester-collect-al-honours-for-may
David Ortiz and Jon Lester have swept the AL Player and Pitcher of the Month Awards, becoming the first pair of teammates to do so in four years.
A press release from MLB today said:
"Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz and starting pitcher Jon Lester have been voted the American League Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for May. It marks the first time that the two A.L. monthly awards were captured by teammates in the same month since June 2006, when Minnesota's Joe Mauer and Johan Santana won the honors [sic]."
In 23 games in May, Ortiz hit .363 (29-80) with four doubles, 10 home runs, 16 runs scored and 27 RBI. The 34-year-old also posted a Major League-best .788 slugging percentage and a .424 on-base percentage. Last month marked the second time in his career that he has tallied at least 10 homers, 25 RBI, and a .350 batting average in a calendar month, previously accomplished in June 2004.
Lester, who posted a perfect 5-0 record in six outings during May, allowed just 24 hits through 44.0 innings of work while leading the Majors with 45 strikeouts. The 26-year-old also posted a 1.84 ERA, the lowest of any A.L. pitcher with more than 27 innings pitched.
The southpaw's five wins in May boosted his career record to 48-18, and his .727 winning percentage is the best in major league history (since 1901) among pitchers with at least 50 decisions and the ninth-best winning percentage ever through a pitcher's first 100 starts.
This marks Jon's third Pitcher of the Month honor [sic] (last accomplished: September 2008).
It is Ortiz’s fourth award and Lester’s third.
Big Papi’s success last month was well-documented, and was one of the major talking points of the Sox’ recent run of form. But there was something altogether quieter about the way Lester put together his month.
Obviously, everyone knew he was pitching superbly and that he and Clay Buchholz were the two Red Sox starters one felt entirely confident. But it wasn’t until his fourth or fifth start that I realised his ERA was sub-2 and he was striking out more than a batter an inning.
Those two have been the driving force behind Boston’s resurgence, with the other three starters far from their best.
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The greatest hitter in history is the standard for anyone. But don't bet on Cano.
Cheers,
Merlot
Galaraga Robbed of Perfect Game!!!!!
WTF all.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...-robbed-of-perfect-game-by-bad-call?GT1=39002
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.
First baseman Miguel Cabrera cleanly fielded Jason Donald's grounder to his right and made an accurate throw to Galarraga covering the bag. The ball was there in time, and all of Comerica Park was ready to celebrate the 3-0 win over Cleveland, until Joyce emphatically signaled safe.
The veteran ump regretted it.
"I just cost that kid a perfect game,'' Joyce said. "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay.''
"It was the biggest call of my career,'' said Joyce, who became a full-time major league umpire in 1989.
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As for Joyce, does blowing the biggest call of his life destroy his credibility?
PEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!
Merlot
WTF all.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...-robbed-of-perfect-game-by-bad-call?GT1=39002
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.
First baseman Miguel Cabrera cleanly fielded Jason Donald's grounder to his right and made an accurate throw to Galarraga covering the bag. The ball was there in time, and all of Comerica Park was ready to celebrate the 3-0 win over Cleveland, until Joyce emphatically signaled safe.
The veteran ump regretted it.
"I just cost that kid a perfect game,'' Joyce said. "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay.''
"It was the biggest call of my career,'' said Joyce, who became a full-time major league umpire in 1989.
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As for Joyce, does blowing the biggest call of his life destroy his credibility?
PEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!
Merlot
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can and should major league baseball reverse the call and say the guy threw a perfect game? especially when the ump admits he blew the call on the last out. i think they should award him a perfect game.
I think this is going to create an impetus to have instant replay in baseball much like you have in the NFL. You get to challenge 2 or 3 calls a game and have them replayed, balls and strikes calls being exempted. The manager throws out a red flag at the umpire if he wishes to assert a challenge. Obviously if such a rule existed this play would have been challenged and reversed.
Without that rule change in place, I think Selig was forced to honor the call on the field. Otherwise it creates a precedent. Do you then demand that the Denkinger call in the 1985 World Series be reversed? The call was obviously wrong but its not exactly the first bad call in baseball history. Added importance is being given to it because it cost someone a perfect game, but there have been hundreds or thousands of calls that were just as fucked up and nobody did anything about it. A fuck up does not become more or less of a fuck up because someone lost a perfect game. The Tigers still won the game, as well. I have seen fucked up calls cause teams to lose games and nobody did anything about it. MLB must reconsider the instant replay rule in light of this travesty. You get 2 flags per game, balls and strikes calls are exempted and cannot be challenged.
It's destined to be called the "Galaragga Rule."
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I think Bud Selig made the correct decision by not overruling the call. He would have opened another can of worms which would have led to more controversy. For example, the Toronto Blue Jays made a tripe play in the 1992 World Series against Atlanta, but the 2nd base umpire missed the call when Kelly Gruber tagged Deion Sanders. Do we go back in time & correct the mistake, thus allowing the Blue Jays to have the only triple play in World Series history? What about the kid (Jeffrey Maier) who reached out to steal a catch from the Orioles outfielder? I could name half a dozen other controversial calls. There would be no end to it.
Hello JLB,
The people here who are saying reversing the call would "set a precedent" or open "a can of worms" are forgetting the one unique element I believe makes this case quite different. In effect, the umpire has reassessed the call on infallible evidence and reversed himself publicly. That makes this case separate from every other miscall I ever heard of.
Not only do we have a situation where everyone who saw the replay is absolutely certain it was the wrong call, but now we have a long time veteran and extremely well respected umpire (according to players including Roy Halladay who texted purposely to support Mr. Joyce) saying publicly in the press he cost the pitcher a perfect game. No one in the world doubts it was the wrong call. This is not a case where the MLB has to defend an umpire based on the sanctity of the umpire's call. Mr. Joyce made the need to uphold this decision moot when he went public with the admission and regret over being wrong. If the MLB representative whose judgment was the source of the outcome now says his call was wrong what does the MLB have to stand on. Is it "purity of the rules" that protects errors to the point where it amounts to a blatant lie. In my view if the MLB does nothing they're reinforcing what everyone knows is a nonsense.
Everyone knows it was a "Perfect Game!" Even the umpire who made the bad call says it was. What we are left with is institutionalizing the ridiculous in total awareness, and the full knowledge of everyone. In this case it's not teaching the fans the sanctity of the rules, it's showcasing an indifference for reality.
Cheers,
Merlot
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I don't understand the rationale for limiting the number of SUCCESSFUL challenges in any sport. Obviously, one can't permit an unlimited number of frivolous challenges. However, if, for example, two incorrect calls have been made and corrected, why should one lose the opportunity to rectify the next error(s) also? There have been many credible allegations that officials in baseball and hockey are biased for and against some players.
However, given that, compared to the NFL, a baseball field is much larger and cameras are less numerous and less well situated and the fact that one might reach a different conclusion from different angles, I'm not convinced that baseball would benefit much from instant replay.
However, given that, compared to the NFL, a baseball field is much larger and cameras are less numerous and less well situated and the fact that one might reach a different conclusion from different angles, I'm not convinced that baseball would benefit much from instant replay.
ya know Joe, let him pitch, he keeps getting a L more than a W these days,
Wakefield has become quite the win-streak stopper indeed.
You have to limit them as in the NFL, otherwise the games will take 10 hours to play as challenge after challenge is issued. That is why the NFL imposed a limit, to force the challenges to be issued strategically and very judiciously and you lose a timeout if you are wrong. In baseball, they would have to impose a limit and exempt balls and strikes calls otherwise the games go from being 3 hours long to 6 hours long. It's really that simple.
In all likelihood, 2 challenges, maybe 3 at most are enough. Managers would be wise to: (1) save them if the game is not close at the time of the disputed play; (2) depending on the situation, in a close game, use them only when needed to overturn a blown call that costs you runs and potentially the game.
You can also discourage overuse of challenges by assessing a strike against the batter or a ball against the pitcher depending on which team loses the challenge. Or something like that. Imposing this kind of a rule change will make for interesting strategy in using or not using challenges. It will also create drama and entertainment and that is what the fan is paying for. What fan is not going to get a rush watching Lou Piniella run out of the dugout and throw a red flag at an umpire? I would pay to see that.
I think there are sufficient cameras and angles now for instant replay to be beneficial in baseball. Now and then you see a disputed play replayed and the replay is inconclusive, and if that is the case, you do exactly what the NFL does, you let the call on the field stand as there is no evidence to controvert it.
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