el pasado miercoles el lanzador venezolano Armando Galarraga estuvo a un out de aparecer en las estadisticas with the perfect game number 21 of the history of MLB.
in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs Jason Donald hit a rolling to the side of first base that was fielded by Miguel Cabrera, Galarraga pinned the pillow and the throw was on time; Incredibly the first-base umpire saw still, pull off the feat before he surprised those who were in the stadium and they saw it on tv.
Galarraga would become the second Latin American to pitch a perfect game and the first venzolano.
Galarraga's reaction was a surprise to many, because only a smile showed him letting you know that the referee disagreed and returned to the mound while Cabrera, Donald and the majority of those present in the dugouts put their hands to his head in amazement.
is amazing how Jim Joyce (first base umpire) was the only one who saw him safe. all the others who were around the play saw the out at first.
after the game in an interview Joyce said it was the most important decision of his career, he apologized, because it had been wrong and regretted the perfect game cost him the boy (Galarraga)
With tearfully apologized to Galarraga. After
Galarraga said in interview that she forgave him, we all make mistakes and you are sure that Joyce feel worse for missing the sentence of what it feels about not getting the game statistics.
The next day, Thursday, June 3 Joyce will be the Chief Umpire corresponded at Comerica Park and Galarraga was the one who came by to give the Detroit Tigers' lineup, Joyce received it with tears in her eyes again. Galarraga shall then was given a convertible, as a consolation say ...
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