By Alex
For all intents and purposes, THIS is a perfect game. Life, never mind sports, is just plain absurd filled with human folly. I’m sure Jim Joyce is feeling terrible right about now. In the aftermath of the game Joyce was extremely apologetic while Galarraga displayed remarkable sportsmanship by simply accepting his fate. Sometimes folks, life is all about the response and in how you handle things that don’t go your way.
MLB may not recognize the obvious fact a blown call prevented a perfect game, but the Detroit Tigers can honor it in their own way. And what’s with all these no-hitters and perfect games anyway?
About instant replay. Look, on this blog, I’ve been nothing but a huge proponent of it in any sports including soccer. I really don’t get the resistance against its usage.
