galarraga perfect game
June 3rd, 2010
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. Cabrera fielded the ball cleanly, and tossed it Galarraga, hitting him in stride as the pitcher stepped on the bag a half-step before Donald. Unfortunately for Galarraga, the Tigers and the Tigers fans, umpire Jim Joyce saw it Galarraga was even philosophic as he disclosed his face-to-face meeting in the umpires' room after the game with umpire Jim Joyce, who said he missed the call with two out in the ninth that would have given Galarraga a perfect game.