Galarraga and Joyce (split from OOTS)

[Frayed Knot]

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Edited June 2, 2010 by Guest

[Valadius]

Armando Galarraga pitching what could be yet ANOTHER perfecto through the 7th against Cleveland.

[Frayed Knot]

4 outs to go - Branyan up.

[Frayed Knot]

3 to go.
His "longest" inning so far is 11 pitches.

[Valadius]

Galarraga's still on track through 8, only 75 pitches thrown.

[HahnSolo]

MLB Network covering it.

[Frayed Knot]

btw, like the Hallady game, this is a 1-0 cliff-hanger at the moment (Tigers batting bottom 8) so it's not like the win is even in the bag.

There's a theory that more no-hitters/PGs occur during low-scoring games based on the idea that the pitcher has to bear down more rather than just chuck it up there and let 'em swing. Not sure if that bears up under numerical scrutiny but I'm going with it.

[Chad ochoseis]

I just counted 52 runs in 18 perfect games since 1900, for an average runs per game of 2.89. So the theory seems to hold over the small sample size.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Running over-the-shoulder catch (Austin Jackson) for the first out.

I think fewer perfectos have to happen in close games, because they have to stay away from the homer, and so get more walks.

[nymr83]

I need to see this catch that was just made against Grudzielanek to preserve the perfect game (1st out in the 9th)

[Guest Kong76]

He was out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

travesty!

[nymr83]

the game is on ESPN. the umpires just stole a perfectgame with a bad call at 1st base with 2 outs.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Tigers radio guys are going ape shit.

[Frayed Knot]

OH. MY. GOD.

[A Boy Named Seo]

They're saying he was out by a full step.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jim Joyce?

Isn't he mostly decent?

[metsmarathon]

holy fuck, man.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Oh my god, what a sad scene

[Frayed Knot]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: They're saying he was out by a full step.

Half-stride anyway.

Ump Jim Joyce just had the first paragraph of his Wikipedia and his obituary cemented for life.

[seawolf17]

Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: They're saying he was out by a full step. Half-stride anyway. Ump Jim Joyce just had the first paragraph of his Wikipedia and his obituary cemented for life.

He might not make it out of Detroit, quite honestly. Holy moley is that a ballsy call by Joyce.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: They're saying he was out by a full step. Half-stride anyway. Ump Jim Joyce just had the first paragraph of his Wikipedia and his obituary cemented for life.

That obvious? Wow. Only nervous guy that choked in the end was Joyce. Bummer for Gallarraga.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Already updated in paragraph four: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Joyce

[HahnSolo]

Horrible call. Howeva, Galarraga did snowcone the ball and it could--could--have appeared to Joyce to be loose in his glove. But he has to see that.

Great catch by Austin Jackson to lead off the 9th BTW.

Joe Magrane on MLB Network begging Detroit PD to give Joyce security escort back to his hotel.

[HahnSolo]

seawolf17 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: They're saying he was out by a full step. Half-stride anyway. Ump Jim Joyce just had the first paragraph of his Wikipedia and his obituary cemented for life. He might not make it out of Detroit, quite honestly. Holy moley is that a ballsy call by Joyce.

Ballsy if he were really safe. Bad when the guy is clearly out.

[seawolf17]

Edgy DC wrote: Already updated in paragraph four: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Joyce

Damn, that article is getting blasted hard right now. Fascinating.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I wish for Joyce's sake Galarraga had gotten to the bag sooner, it would have helped him make the call. I wonder also if he didn't think Galarraga bobbled the ball in his glove. Either way what a black eye for baseball justice. Even Donald was shocked he was safe.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hotel, hell. Airport.

Dude better move back to Ireland. How sad.

[Frayed Knot]

The only thing you can say in Joyce's defense was that the play was "funky" looking.
1B Cabrera ranged REAL wide towards 2nd and had both a long throw and had to wait a beat or two to get the timing right. Galaraga covering caught it but was doing little dance steps to hit the base rather than those long running strides which are much easier to see. Maybe Joyce thought he missed the base or maybe he mis-saw which one of the steps hit it.

[HahnSolo]

Lost in the play is how far in the hole Migfatty Cabrera went to get to the ball.