They didnt even talk about how right after the call, instead of arguing, Galarragga just smiled and walked back to the mound. Thats pretty classy if you ask me
Welp i am an indians fan (if you didn't notice thats who the tigers were playing against) and ya know what your right Armando pitched a perfect game. No 28 out non sense no arbitrary crap. He WAS PERFECT PERIOD. I watched that game and his command was masterful. That was one of the best pitching performances I have EVER seen. Jim blew the call he knew it after the fact and said what he said. None of that takes away from the fact that at least while I watched Armando kick the shit outta my hometown team He was nothing short of perfect. No asterisk no 28 out crap he was PERFECT and I personally will always see it that way. The way Joyce handled his mistake was quite admirable and I truly believe he is one of if not the best umpire in the league. With everything combined THATS why i say Gallaraga was PERFECT that game and nothing less. Jim Joyce will tell ya the same thing. It may not go in to the history books as intended but he did make history and im sure it will be immortalized in cooperstown like the rest.
Both the ump and the pitcher deserve a great deal of credit. A mistake was made and the ump lived up to it publicly and made no excuses. The pitcher forgave him. Umpiring is not easy. Seeing a play over again and again in super mo makes it seem easy.
That's true. Very few people know the names of those who threw a perfect game but all baseball fans & historians will remember the perfect grace of Galarraga.
Gallaraga showed unbelievable character. He had every right to be unbelievably pissed off, but he’ll be remembered not only for what should have been a perfect game, but how he handled it getting taken away. Good on him, what a man
I was listening to a sports-talk program a day or so after this happened, and one of the guys said something that - - I don't know if it's true, but -- I found intriguing at the time. He said "It's as if Joyce had already made up his mind that if the play were close, he was going to call it for the batter." Again - nobody will ever know for sure, but after hearing that, and then re-watching the play dozens of times, his body language sure lends some credence to that theory. I mean, he was right there... and it took him about a half-second to wave his arms, almost as if some part of him was saying "don't do this". When you look at his face while he and Miggy were going back and forth after the call, he already looked miserable - - not confident. He looked like someone who already KNEW he had blown the call... and nothing had changed from his "I thought I made the right call" position afterwards. He hadn't watched the replay yet. He looked like he was already about to cry. Watch the exchange between him and Cabrera - Joyce asked "what do you want me to do - give it to him?" And Cabrera just kept repeating "He was out. He was out."
It was a mere two years later that Jim Joyce saved a stadium employee's life before a game by performing life saving CPR. Jim, you have shown us the best in being a human. Admitting your failures when you were wrong and being at your best when a life was on the line. It doesn't get much better than that.
I adore him he still receive what the decision of the judge and the best of it he just give a pretty smile. He’s not only a good player but a good human too.
I played a little bit of baseball back in the UK when I was kid. Replay showed he was indeed out and the Umpire Jim called it safe but big of him to admit the mistake but we're all human. Yes replays needs to be used to help decision-makers in EVERY sport to help referees and umpires alike! Great sportsmanship from both teams for the Umpire afterwards. Big up Jim!
I remember when this happened and was taken back by how calm and collected the pitcher was. He is a good modest man. Wish I was as mild mannered as him.
+ CJ LaChapelle I have played baseball for a while myself. And you are right, he is a great umpire. Everyone makes mistakes and he was a good sport about it.
Has to be classiest response in sports history by that pitcher. I’m still amazed how classy that pitcher took the whole thing. Mind blowing someone can be that kind. The box score might not say perfect game but the way he carried himself I’ll hold forever. Inspiring.
Imagine the type of moral fiber you’d have to be made from to handle it with such class and understanding as Gallaraga did. I swear to god he’s a better man than me, and a better Man than most of us out there. If we’re all honest, we’d ALL have freaked the F out in that moment. Class act this one.
This is why I'm beyond proud to be a Detroit Tigers fan. Galarraga had amazing sportsmanship. I've met Cabrera and Fielder, and they are the nicest guys ever. Coke is like a little kid in a MLB pitcher's body. Pena and Sanchez's friendship... Seriously. Even if you're not a DET fan, it's impossible not to love these guys.
Nice to know that real sportsmanship is still alive and well in a world where it is "all about me" with professional sports figures. The guy definitely has something far more valuable than a perfect game.
very cool, human moment. I feel proud of the Umpire for being such a good guy about it, and admitting his mistakes and caring and not getting defensive, and Armando for being such a big man to accept it and shake the man's hand without hard feelings.
Give Galarraga his perfect game back, throw Barry Bonds' name out of the record book, let Pete Rose into the Hall...only then could baseball even hope to return to its' former glory.
I love baseball. I used to not like it but then started watching playoffs and rooting against the Yankees. I watched the World Series in its entirety and noticed EVERY ball player stood for outlet national anthem. That's part of the reason I like it and will never watch football again
ElmerFudd16 you can’t give someone a perfect game just like that bonds has an asterisks next to his name and pete rose gambled illegally on baseball games
There are things beyond the game, sportsmanship is one of them. This player is bigger now than he would be having a perfect game. God bless this player.
Amazing that Galarraga wasn't whining his ass off then, but people here are nearly 5 years later. A guy can pitch a near perfect game lost with 2 outs in the last inning, but people who have probably never pitched or played baseball in their lives will act like they know what it feels like to be robbed of history. I'm sure he was mad or upset, anyone would be, but I never saw him call Jim Joyce a "racist" or an "asshole" saying he "was paid off by the Indians". I've never pitched either, I play third base or shortstop, but at least I don't keep complaining about shit that doesn't involve me in the slightest 5 years later.
Both guys are absolute class acts - and this is the reason we have the current version of replay today. If nothing else, this blown call ended up making the game better in the long run.
As an indians fan myself we all kinda were. I speak for myself here but as far as im concerned Armando absolutely DID throw a PERFECT game. No asterisk no 28 out perfect no he pitched a perfect game and kicked the crap outta my home team lineup that day end of story. We knew it in cleveland and though its not something we want happening against us we are not above recognizing a truly historic performance and on that day Armando Gallaraga had that truly historic performance.
Yes it was a bad call. And I feel so bad for the picture and!! for the Umpire!!! Everybody makes mistakes no one is perfect. And to see those two shaking hands and the look in the umpire's face almost made me cry.
As Armando I really wouldn't care because everyone knows he threw a perfect game and he got all the recognition for it and will be remembered probably more than if the call wasn't blown
Jim Joyce is a classy guy and has guts to own up to his mistakes. Almost any other umpire wouldn't have made a public apology. Even though he ruined a perfect game, hats off to Jim Joyce and his great integrity.
I like stories such as this one. Both men behaved as men should, one apologizing for a mistake, and the other forgiving that mistake. Well done, both of them.
At least Joyce owned up to it and Galarraga forgave. A real coward would have kept saying he made the right call no matter how many times seeing the replay, or the pitcher would have kept insulting him and saying he was robbed.
I was really worried about what comes next in that series for Joyce. Detroit and especially Armando did a great looking forward. The manner in which Joyce owned it, the emotion and the pride he takes in getting it right was astounding. I will also give him credit for having the courage to call balls/strikes the very next day. Jimmy L said it best as this *perfect game will be talked about or mentioned in nearly every conversation about perfect games
he's probably more famous now than he would've been had he gotten his perfect game. I remember when this happened, he got new cars gifted to him and all sorts of awesome stuff
As an indians fan (so prolly the most unlikely to say this lol) me too. Look I watched that guy kick the shit outta my home teams lineup. His command was masterful. Granted our lineup was..... less than stellar at the time that doesn't take away the fact that we watched Armando pitch a perfect game. End of story. Joyce blew the call and did what he could to rectify the situation. The former commissioner should have recognized that and given the perfect game to Armando no doubt BUT even though he didn't I still believe 100% that he pitched a PERFECT game from start to finish and i have every reason to believe it will be immortalized in cooperstown just like every other perfect game.
Or perhaps you yourself are stupid to realize that doing this would set a bad precedent for people to start asking for calls in games already played to be reversed.
Wow... That pitcher is really an amazing guy. To be honest if i was him i would've lost my head, and yelled at the umpire. But this pitcher is the best example of sportsmanship I've ever seen. Pitching a perfect game is a HUGE deal, and when that umpire made a bad call, i would've been MAD. That pitcher is an example of what we should all be in the world.
Armando response as it happened is what role models are made of. Looked surprised, smiled, did not say a word and went back to the mound for next batter. He let coach Leyland come and give it to blue. Role model.
Armando Galarraga may not be in the record books among the pitchers who hurled a perfect game, but every baseball fan remembers him and knows he should be in there.
I was SO mad at this umpire at the time when this happened, calling him everything under the sun that resembles “idiot” and “moron”…it completely 360’d when I saw him own up to it and in the most sincere way possible. He didn’t just go out there and say “Yeah sorry I messed up” because he felt obligated, he purely felt terrible for robbing that kid. He earned a lot of respect from me for this epic blunder.
For all the people saying instant replay ruins the game understand that it just started this season so they'll be some kinks to work out. Yes I also don't like how the manager walks out there and has to wait for the thumbs up or down, but the most important part is that you get it right. A minute or two won't kill anyone. Being a tigers fan I wish instant replay would've been available during this game.
Easy, if a manager comes out he has to immediately declare whether or not he intends to challenge. If he doesn't declare as soon as he steps on the field, he does not get to challenge. If he does declare, he is challenging and can not withdraw. Should be on the manager's intuition and player reaction. Even with the thumbs up/thumbs down, the number of plays overturned is not nearly as high as some would think.
I've managed to get myself a Tiger's baseball cap. I wear it quite often in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England. I'm the only one. One day I might get lucky and be able to watch them in a live game.
And by good, the reporter means men. Real men who have class and sense of moral decency to conduct themselves like human beings despite the outcome of a SPORTING event. Well done.
If only the umps like Hernandez and Culbreth could find the maturity to be even half the man Jim Joyce is, it would be a great boon for the game. This is one of the greatest stories I've ever seen in sports, and I tip the cap to both Galarraga and Joyce
I'm not a big fan of Jim Joyce, but I will *absolutely* give him props for owning this mistake. He screwed up; he knew it; he admitted it; he feels bad about it. That's class.
downside to no replay is situations like this. but to think about it truly baseball was the last sport that has a human aspect to it. humans arnt perfect neither is baseball. to me i like a human sport where athletes lay it all out on the line and leave it up to the umpire who is payed to be there and use their training to do the job. if we use replay why not just set cameras around every base and call everything from a computer. take out umps all together
You know this was a pivoting moment for instant replay in baseball. We finally have it, and everyone knows that this was in fact a perfect game. Just like Pete Rose not being in the Hall there's nothing we can do about it, but we know the truth. One of the best things about baseball is how it stays pretty true to it's past time. Don't need a ton of new rules, keep it classy and keep it simple. Can't wait for opening day.
Didn't notice that until you said it. Maybe the runner was reacting to being tagged out (noticing it as it happened as opposed to the ump) rather than the ump's call?
Both stand up MEN! Joyce at least admitted his wrong, which I know some wouldn't (such as Joe West). Player was stand up for not going crazy on the ump because a lot of boys would.
i personally know the man who broke up the perfect game, Jason Donald of Buchanan High School. his father is Tom Donald, a freshman history teacher and head high school varsity baseball coach there. Jason felt bad and truly thought he was out. small world, eh?
They are both class acts. The only thing that was better than the potentially perfect game was the way they handled it the next game. Joyce truly sorry and Gallagara saying nobody's perfect.
scott jackson...because he made the right call...and I'm a sox fan who's lived in massachusetts my whole life...I wouldn't want it any other way...no one wants to win a game based on something they didn't earn...this guy earned his perfect game and it was taken away from him...but fortunately, the guys upstairs can see the bigger picture that you seem to miss and realize that this ump is otherwise perfect almost every time in a lightning fast game of inches
Looking back at this, how easy could it have been for the pitcher to throw a tantrum after the call and result in getting kicked out of the game? His reaction was pure class, in a world where the complete opposite reaction is probably more likely.
I am not making any excuse for Jim Joyce, he did blow the call. But any umpire who as worked at first base will tell you that the toughest plays to call at first are the ones where the pitcher is covering the base and receiving the throw. This is because instead of just TWO things moving at once (the ball and the runner, with a stationary player-the first baseman, generally-receiving the throw), there are THREE things moving at the same time (the ball, the runner, and the pitcher running over to cover first, generally receiving the throw right before he touches the bag-but sometimes AFTER he has already crossed the bag, so that is one additional thing the umpire has to watch for.
Umpiring and officiating is the hardest thing to do in sports.Next time you want criticize,think about it,could you handle the job.I think not.The people who criticize the most wouldn't have the balls to do it.
I always felt bad for Gallaraga, but I also felt really bad for Jim Joyce bc he was a good umpire, yet will be known for this historic blown call. He also knew he screwed up and felt horrible. He made a mistake as he is human. I also respected Gallaraga for forgiving him and realizing he’s human like the rest of us
They didnt even talk about how right after the call, instead of arguing, Galarragga just smiled and walked back to the mound. Thats pretty classy if you ask me
Baseball fans have the longest memories. Armando Gallaraga pitched a perfect game. And everyone knows it.
Welp i am an indians fan (if you didn't notice thats who the tigers were playing against) and ya know what your right Armando pitched a perfect game. No 28 out non sense no arbitrary crap. He WAS PERFECT PERIOD. I watched that game and his command was masterful. That was one of the best pitching performances I have EVER seen. Jim blew the call he knew it after the fact and said what he said. None of that takes away from the fact that at least while I watched Armando kick the shit outta my hometown team He was nothing short of perfect. No asterisk no 28 out crap he was PERFECT and I personally will always see it that way. The way Joyce handled his mistake was quite admirable and I truly believe he is one of if not the best umpire in the league. With everything combined THATS why i say Gallaraga was PERFECT that game and nothing less. Jim Joyce will tell ya the same thing. It may not go in to the history books as intended but he did make history and im sure it will be immortalized in cooperstown like the rest.
That was a hell of a game he pitched at least the umpire admitted his mistake
diichertz1 hockey fans memories are actually longer then all fans of other sports.
What is a Armando Gallaraga?
@@diamondog101 the pitcher
I've probably watched this 20 times over the years, and I get choked up every time. How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Well said, for all the flaws, slow breaths, it still enchants us where others do not. It get us! I love it too!
TopoftheGlist this definitely goes down as a OMG WTF just happened moment but Joyce admitted he made a mistake nobody's perfect
I was watching that game on TV. I was cheering for Gallaraga from the 7th inning on. I was so mad when Joyce made that awful call.
Cause it’s a terrible sport
Gotta feel gutted for the both of them
Both the ump and the pitcher deserve a great deal of credit. A mistake was made and the ump lived up to it publicly and made no excuses. The pitcher forgave him. Umpiring is not easy. Seeing a play over again and again in super mo makes it seem easy.
I think he'd made a better name for himself with his sportsmanship than any pitching performance could ever have done.
That's true. Very few people know the names of those who threw a perfect game but all baseball fans & historians will remember the perfect grace of Galarraga.
Agreed
Gallaraga showed unbelievable character. He had every right to be unbelievably pissed off, but he’ll be remembered not only for what should have been a perfect game, but how he handled it getting taken away. Good on him, what a man
Now that is very good sportsmanship from both sides. At least Joyce knew he made a mistake and admitted it.
he didn't know till he saw a replay
I was listening to a sports-talk program a day or so after this happened, and one of the guys said something that - - I don't know if it's true, but -- I found intriguing at the time. He said "It's as if Joyce had already made up his mind that if the play were close, he was going to call it for the batter." Again - nobody will ever know for sure, but after hearing that, and then re-watching the play dozens of times, his body language sure lends some credence to that theory. I mean, he was right there... and it took him about a half-second to wave his arms, almost as if some part of him was saying "don't do this". When you look at his face while he and Miggy were going back and forth after the call, he already looked miserable - - not confident. He looked like someone who already KNEW he had blown the call... and nothing had changed from his "I thought I made the right call" position afterwards. He hadn't watched the replay yet. He looked like he was already about to cry. Watch the exchange between him and Cabrera - Joyce asked "what do you want me to do - give it to him?" And Cabrera just kept repeating "He was out. He was out."
Imagine if Angel Hernandez was at 1st instead
“Some guy said” lol. That guy has as much inside info as you or I. Who cares what they said?
Basically a 28 out perfect game. A league of its own
+SteelCityFilms what no it was 28 outs
+SteelCityFilms yeah but we all know he was not safe so that's 27 outs. And the next batter was out so really he got 28 outs that night
Walter White yea but he lost it in the 11th
It was a mere two years later that Jim Joyce saved a stadium employee's life before a game by performing life saving CPR. Jim, you have shown us the best in being a human. Admitting your failures when you were wrong and being at your best when a life was on the line. It doesn't get much better than that.
I adore him he still receive what the decision of the judge and the best of it he just give a pretty smile. He’s not only a good player but a good human too.
“Being good in life trumps being perfect in baseball” 😢😢 gets me every time
I played a little bit of baseball back in the UK when I was kid. Replay showed he was indeed out and the Umpire Jim called it safe but big of him to admit the mistake but we're all human.
Yes replays needs to be used to help decision-makers in EVERY sport to help referees and umpires alike! Great sportsmanship from both teams for the Umpire afterwards. Big up Jim!
+Ling Liu 👍👍👍👍👍 Thumbs Up for you man.
Thank you and you're welcome bro! :-D
I remember when this happened and was taken back by how calm and collected the pitcher was. He is a good modest man. Wish I was as mild mannered as him.
Will go down in history as ‘the most perfect game’
Jim Joyce is a great umpire, he is a crew chief, but like all of us he is Human and he made an honest mistake!!!!!!!!!!
+ CJ LaChapelle I have played baseball for a while myself. And you are right, he is a great umpire. Everyone makes mistakes and he was a good sport about it.
+C.J. LaChapelle did he get a car too or just Gallaraga?
We should forgive him for sure. But he will always be the worst ump of all time. There will never be a worse call in the history of baseball:
Dylan Murray yeah your right (although Angel Hernandez screwing the A's out of a HR is a pretty close 2nd)
C.J. LaChapelle At least he admitted he was wrong. Not a lot of umpires have the balls to do that. Because of that, I respect him.
Has to be classiest response in sports history by that pitcher. I’m still amazed how classy that pitcher took the whole thing. Mind blowing someone can be that kind. The box score might not say perfect game but the way he carried himself I’ll hold forever. Inspiring.
Imagine the type of moral fiber you’d have to be made from to handle it with such class and understanding as Gallaraga did. I swear to god he’s a better man than me, and a better
Man than most of us out there. If we’re all honest, we’d ALL have freaked the F out in that moment. Class act this one.
This is why I'm beyond proud to be a Detroit Tigers fan. Galarraga had amazing sportsmanship. I've met Cabrera and Fielder, and they are the nicest guys ever. Coke is like a little kid in a MLB pitcher's body. Pena and Sanchez's friendship... Seriously. Even if you're not a DET fan, it's impossible not to love these guys.
Make a mistake, you own it, you carry on. Good man...
Nice to know that real sportsmanship is still alive and well in a world where it is "all about me" with professional sports figures. The guy definitely has something far more valuable than a perfect game.
very cool, human moment. I feel proud of the Umpire for being such a good guy about it, and admitting his mistakes and caring and not getting defensive, and Armando for being such a big man to accept it and shake the man's hand without hard feelings.
What is this salty discharge coming from my eyes?
I miss him being on the Tigers, guy was a classy pitcher.
Give Galarraga his perfect game back, throw Barry Bonds' name out of the record book, let Pete Rose into the Hall...only then could baseball even hope to return to its' former glory.
I love baseball. I used to not like it but then started watching playoffs and rooting against the Yankees. I watched the World Series in its entirety and noticed EVERY ball player stood for outlet national anthem. That's part of the reason I like it and will never watch football again
Throwing Barry Bonds out is the most ignorant statement you could have made. That is a guy that should be in the hall of fame. Don't be dumb.
Derek Geriets no he took peds which is illegal
ElmerFudd16 you can’t give someone a perfect game just like that bonds has an asterisks next to his name and pete rose gambled illegally on baseball games
Kawy Thowy
So like forced patriotism, eh?
One of the great stories in sports.
There are things beyond the game, sportsmanship is one of them. This player is bigger now than he would be having a perfect game. God bless this player.
Absolutely correct. The responses on both sides are what should characterize this whole situation. Both men are class acts.
Big Respect to that Umpire ! Most Umpires would have not came out and Apologized for the call! I respect both these guys
Wait so if the ump acknowledged and the video clearly shows he’s out, why not reverse the call?
Amazing that Galarraga wasn't whining his ass off then, but people here are nearly 5 years later. A guy can pitch a near perfect game lost with 2 outs in the last inning, but people who have probably never pitched or played baseball in their lives will act like they know what it feels like to be robbed of history. I'm sure he was mad or upset, anyone would be, but I never saw him call Jim Joyce a "racist" or an "asshole" saying he "was paid off by the Indians".
I've never pitched either, I play third base or shortstop, but at least I don't keep complaining about shit that doesn't involve me in the slightest 5 years later.
13 years later to the day... Here we are still talking about it.
"...and being good in life trumps being perfect in baseball." Restoring faith in humanity.
Both guys are absolute class acts - and this is the reason we have the current version of replay today. If nothing else, this blown call ended up making the game better in the long run.
I love his reaction .. " I GOT IT I GOT IT " * safe * " I GOT ... uh " * smiles *
The Indians base runner was even disappointed
As an indians fan myself we all kinda were. I speak for myself here but as far as im concerned Armando absolutely DID throw a PERFECT game. No asterisk no 28 out perfect no he pitched a perfect game and kicked the crap outta my home team lineup that day end of story. We knew it in cleveland and though its not something we want happening against us we are not above recognizing a truly historic performance and on that day Armando Gallaraga had that truly historic performance.
He needs to be in the history books officially. The MLB should of done the right thing and reversed the call.
Yes it was a bad call. And I feel so bad for the picture and!! for the Umpire!!! Everybody makes mistakes no one is perfect. And to see those two shaking hands and the look in the umpire's face almost made me cry.
As Armando I really wouldn't care because everyone knows he threw a perfect game and he got all the recognition for it and will be remembered probably more than if the call wasn't blown
Armando forgave Jim Joyce because Jim had the guts to admit that he cost Armando a perfect game. Umpires are human.
Excellent. Kudos to both these men.
This is why baseball is the best. Pure class and sportsmanship
This is how men act
Real talk
I agree
Great teaching moment for the kids. Admit when you're wrong and apologize. Accept their apology and forgive. Well done on both parties
Both sides are winners here including the umpire, what's admirable is his honesty. He's truly a great umpire
Jim Joyce is a classy guy and has guts to own up to his mistakes. Almost any other umpire wouldn't have made a public apology. Even though he ruined a perfect game, hats off to Jim Joyce and his great integrity.
I like stories such as this one. Both men behaved as men should, one apologizing for a mistake, and the other forgiving that mistake. Well done, both of them.
At least Joyce owned up to it and Galarraga forgave. A real coward would have kept saying he made the right call no matter how many times seeing the replay, or the pitcher would have kept insulting him and saying he was robbed.
MetsGiantsRangersKnicksNYSports or just ignore it like the NFL refs
I was really worried about what comes next in that series for Joyce. Detroit and especially Armando did a great looking forward.
The manner in which Joyce owned it, the emotion and the pride he takes in getting it right was astounding. I will also give him credit for having the courage to call balls/strikes the very next day.
Jimmy L said it best as this *perfect game will be talked about or mentioned in nearly every conversation about perfect games
The pitcher didn't cry...👏👏👏👏 So I cried for him😭😭😭😭
Yes, this was perfect sportsmanship! In full context (for us older sports fans), those days may be gone forever. Kudos Galarraga!
"being good in life trumps being perfect in baseball" speaker that's one of the best lines ive ever heard!
he's probably more famous now than he would've been had he gotten his perfect game. I remember when this happened, he got new cars gifted to him and all sorts of awesome stuff
2:02 this game will never be forgotten. And right he was
Armando deserved that perfect game
Duke The Rebel pissed me off the stupid old commissioner didnt reverse it
As an indians fan (so prolly the most unlikely to say this lol) me too. Look I watched that guy kick the shit outta my home teams lineup. His command was masterful. Granted our lineup was..... less than stellar at the time that doesn't take away the fact that we watched Armando pitch a perfect game. End of story. Joyce blew the call and did what he could to rectify the situation. The former commissioner should have recognized that and given the perfect game to Armando no doubt BUT even though he didn't I still believe 100% that he pitched a PERFECT game from start to finish and i have every reason to believe it will be immortalized in cooperstown just like every other perfect game.
Or perhaps you yourself are stupid to realize that doing this would set a bad precedent for people to start asking for calls in games already played to be reversed.
The best of sportsmanship I’ve ever seen
Thank you Jesus for showing us that we make mistakes and no body is perfect
Since 1900, about 350,000 major league games have been played. Since 1900, only 23 men have been perfect. Galarraga, you are the man.
Wow... That pitcher is really an amazing guy. To be honest if i was him i would've lost my head, and yelled at the umpire. But this pitcher is the best example of sportsmanship I've ever seen. Pitching a perfect game is a HUGE deal, and when that umpire made a bad call, i would've been MAD. That pitcher is an example of what we should all be in the world.
Jim Leyland “this game will never be forgotten, this game will be talked about forever”.
He knew.
brilliant sportsmanship. well done absolutely brilliant
Armando response as it happened is what role models are made of. Looked surprised, smiled, did not say a word and went back to the mound for next batter. He let coach Leyland come and give it to blue. Role model.
They need to overturn that call. It will never be cool until it's changed.
Armando Galarraga may not be in the record books among the pitchers who hurled a perfect game, but every baseball fan remembers him and knows he should be in there.
Good to see, True Sportsmanship right there!!!
I was SO mad at this umpire at the time when this happened, calling him everything under the sun that resembles “idiot” and “moron”…it completely 360’d when I saw him own up to it and in the most sincere way possible. He didn’t just go out there and say “Yeah sorry I messed up” because he felt obligated, he purely felt terrible for robbing that kid. He earned a lot of respect from me for this epic blunder.
For all the people saying instant replay ruins the game understand that it just started this season so they'll be some kinks to work out. Yes I also don't like how the manager walks out there and has to wait for the thumbs up or down, but the most important part is that you get it right. A minute or two won't kill anyone. Being a tigers fan I wish instant replay would've been available during this game.
Easy, if a manager comes out he has to immediately declare whether or not he intends to challenge. If he doesn't declare as soon as he steps on the field, he does not get to challenge. If he does declare, he is challenging and can not withdraw.
Should be on the manager's intuition and player reaction. Even with the thumbs up/thumbs down, the number of plays overturned is not nearly as high as some would think.
I've managed to get myself a Tiger's baseball cap.
I wear it quite often in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England.
I'm the only one. One day I might get lucky and be able to watch them in a live game.
And by good, the reporter means men. Real men who have class and sense of moral decency to conduct themselves like human beings despite the outcome of a SPORTING event. Well done.
What a corny last sentence
If only the umps like Hernandez and Culbreth could find the maturity to be even half the man Jim Joyce is, it would be a great boon for the game. This is one of the greatest stories I've ever seen in sports, and I tip the cap to both Galarraga and Joyce
The perfect response is more important than a perfect game.
I'm not a big fan of Jim Joyce, but I will *absolutely* give him props for owning this mistake. He screwed up; he knew it; he admitted it; he feels bad about it.
That's class.
Something great happened out of this. They finally got that challenge now.
That's was good that the Cleveland Indians manager and the Tigers pitcher did a hand shake before the game.
Why the fuck is there no instant replay in this sport? Wtf is this? the 1940s?
downside to no replay is situations like this. but to think about it truly baseball was the last sport that has a human aspect to it. humans arnt perfect neither is baseball. to me i like a human sport where athletes lay it all out on the line and leave it up to the umpire who is payed to be there and use their training to do the job. if we use replay why not just set cameras around every base and call everything from a computer. take out umps all together
I take my hat off you mr joice for as a accept your mistake
You know this was a pivoting moment for instant replay in baseball. We finally have it, and everyone knows that this was in fact a perfect game. Just like Pete Rose not being in the Hall there's nothing we can do about it, but we know the truth. One of the best things about baseball is how it stays pretty true to it's past time. Don't need a ton of new rules, keep it classy and keep it simple. Can't wait for opening day.
Didn't notice that until you said it. Maybe the runner was reacting to being tagged out (noticing it as it happened as opposed to the ump) rather than the ump's call?
Maybe not a perfect game, but this was the perfect moment. Both men handled this with tremendous class.
As I always say, he was the ONLY pitcher in the history of the MLB to pitch a perfect game by retiring 28 batters..
All these years later, I STILL remember how both men handled a mistake. . . . Especially Galarraga! True sportsmanship!
This the epitome of admitting to your mistakes, and admitting to your mistakes.
Both stand up MEN! Joyce at least admitted his wrong, which I know some wouldn't (such as Joe West). Player was stand up for not going crazy on the ump because a lot of boys would.
I know, ortiz broke a fucking telephone just by a strikeout
i personally know the man who broke up the perfect game, Jason Donald of Buchanan High School. his father is Tom Donald, a freshman history teacher and head high school varsity baseball coach there. Jason felt bad and truly thought he was out. small world, eh?
The MLB's first 28-out perfect game!
Being good in life trumps being perfect in baseball.
I got a good lesson. Thanks.
It was a very unfortunate what happened, but looking back there was some good that came out of it.
three years ago... still no instant replay......
They are both class acts. The only thing that was better than the potentially perfect game was the way they handled it the next game. Joyce truly sorry and Gallagara saying nobody's perfect.
The most epic perfect game ever. Not 27 batters up & 27 batters out. But in reality 28 batters up 28 batters out.
Pure class.
scott jackson...because he made the right call...and I'm a sox fan who's lived in massachusetts my whole life...I wouldn't want it any other way...no one wants to win a game based on something they didn't earn...this guy earned his perfect game and it was taken away from him...but fortunately, the guys upstairs can see the bigger picture that you seem to miss and realize that this ump is otherwise perfect almost every time in a lightning fast game of inches
Looking back at this, how easy could it have been for the pitcher to throw a tantrum after the call and result in getting kicked out of the game? His reaction was pure class, in a world where the complete opposite reaction is probably more likely.
I like how he's like "YA PERFECT- He's safe?" * mischievous smile*
I am not making any excuse for Jim Joyce, he did blow the call. But any umpire who as worked at first base will tell you that the toughest plays to call at first are the ones where the pitcher is covering the base and receiving the throw. This is because instead of just TWO things moving at once (the ball and the runner, with a stationary player-the first baseman, generally-receiving the throw), there are THREE things moving at the same time (the ball, the runner, and the pitcher running over to cover first, generally receiving the throw right before he touches the bag-but sometimes AFTER he has already crossed the bag, so that is one additional thing the umpire has to watch for.
Armando..."Nobody's perfect....*pauses, puts on sunglasses, grins and says*...well, some are..."
Umpiring and officiating is the hardest thing to do in sports.Next time you want criticize,think about it,could you handle the job.I think not.The people who criticize the most wouldn't have the balls to do it.
I always felt bad for Gallaraga, but I also felt really bad for Jim Joyce bc he was a good umpire, yet will be known for this historic blown call. He also knew he screwed up and felt horrible. He made a mistake as he is human. I also respected Gallaraga for forgiving him and realizing he’s human like the rest of us
He already knows he's the greatest hitter ever. He doesn't need to be told time and time again.
Jim Leyland was right. This game will never be forgotten.
no he didnt. one of the guys in his franchise did