With 2 outs and a perfect game on the line Jim Joyce made one of the worst missed calls in baseball history. Replays showed Jason Donald was clearly out on what should have been the 27th out but Joyce called him safe. Armando Galarraga and his Tigers teammates could not believe the call.
Internet forums quickly flooded with people calling for Joyce's dismissal. While the call was bad it is still a bit harsh to fire him over it. A part of the game is human error and umpires miss calls from time to time. Just because the mistake was made during such an important moment does not make it a reason for his career to end. Had the call been made during a slugfest no one would have said a thing and internet fools would have to find another topic to flex their lack of rationality on.
Others are saying the MLB should reverse the call and reward Galarraga with the perfect game. This is unlikely to happen and quite frankly would be quite disappointing if they did. This would be a blow to the integrity of the game. As stated above, human error is a part of the game and always has been. What is to say this wasn't the first time a call was blown during what would have been a perfect game? It happened, it sucks, get over it. Armando Galarraga's name is sure to be mentioned during any perfect game discussion anyway.
Bring on the instant replay debate.
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