"Nobody's perfect." [UPDATED]

[Update]:
Galarraga Brings Lineup Card to Umpire Joyce who made horrible call to ruin perfect game
Class Act, by a classy player, and a classy organization.


20 - The number of perfect games thrown in major league baseball... ever. Should be 21 after tonight.

If you haven't heard about one of the worst umpire calls ever.... and I do mean ever, you can view it at
Creative Minority Report: Ump blows call.

As a born and bread Michigan boy, who wears a Old English D hat out hunting bears... I live and die with the Wings and Tigers, so you have to believe me when I say I am literally SICK about the call... I had other emotions tonight, but you wouldn't understand, unless you know how I feel tonight.

 No matter what happens in the coming days... the game will always be more of a spectacle than what it should be - a historical gem of baseball lore.

I don't want to talk about the call, replays, what could be done, what should be done or anything like that. Other blogs, every sports site, and most major news outlets will cover it. I don't want to talk about the umpire, the commissioner, or anyone like that.

Instead,  I want to talk about only one person... the pitcher. Not what he did... because it was for sure... perfect... In fact, some are calling it the only 28 out perfect game ever. (He ended getting the next batter out.)

I want to talk about what he said after the game:

"He feels really bad, probably worse than me," said Galarraga, who began the season in the minors in Toledo. "I give a lot of credit to that guy, to say he's sorry. I gave him a hug. His body English said more than the words. Nobody's perfect, everybody's human."

Class act, I can't think of a more honorable way to react. After the runner was called safe, Galarraga just smiled in disbelief. This was before he saw all the replays... so to respond this way, AFTER seeing the replays... you can't get any more classy than that.

In the days to come the league may do something special to rectify this situation, they might install instant replay, and we will surely see many more replays, but it won't change what happened... this night will always be special, but tainted.

One other thing that won't change is the way that Galarraga acted after the game... and no one can take that away from him. No one. And it was... well, perfect.