
Fast forward to after the game. Joyce admitted that he blew the call. He even apologized to Galarraga for blowing the call (sort of, I never actually heard "I'm sorry"). I'm not mad at Joyce. He admitted that he blew the call. Umpires make mistakes, sometimes at really bad times. From his angle he thought that the base runner beat the throw, however the cameras disagreed. I've heard a lot of stupid things said over the past hour, like "If an umpire called him safe then he is safe." Apparently umpires are more infallible than the pope.
Hopefully Galarraga's stolen perfect game and Joyce's bad call can act as a catalyst to get instant replay put in baseball. Let balls and strikes be, but lets take a second look at tags, force outs, and foul balls. Take some pressure off the umpires. Don't rob a pitcher of a perfect game again.
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