+Aminals They're supporting their teammate for what was an obvious injustice. I'm okay with their frustration, they're only human. Galaraga knows that he doesn't have to get mad and defensive because he knows all of his teammates and coaches have his back.
Kalen Furman OMFG THANK YOU!! If you a hit a shot to the outfield & can get a single or double ect....cool BUT you hit a dribbler to 1st & you FUCKN SPRINT TO THE BAG for the LAST OUT! I know people are gonna say it's a game blah blah, fine what can I say your tech right BUT to me that guys an asshole! He hit hands & was adjusting his helmet pleased with himself!! I once thought he put his hands on his head like "fuck did that just happen" but NO he was running like it was life & death like a scum bag! 1st base coach looked away from him & the guys in the dugout were speechless! WHY would you do that!?! I mean of course don't walk & let him get it but if it's close like that have some respect. People will disagree but I'm mmmly with you my brother!!!
you clearly do not understand sports at all. if he would have jogged to first it wouldve not only disrespected his team but galarraga as well. it would have basically been saying hey im going to give you a perfect game since you cant do it yourself. if he didnt try his hardest to get a hit for the last out can you really call that a perfect game?
the truth there's a flip side to that. who wants to have their names in the history books as a team that got no hit? yeah, mad respect from the team that got no hit should be shown because it is super hard to achieve, but you have to also respect the game itself. play it the right way to the last out as a no hitter needs to be earned- not given. that's just a bone head comment.
As I've said before, under the circumstances probably the worst call in modern baseball history. What makes it even more egregious is the fact that the play wasn't even very close.
@Austin Sutter close but in my opinion, no. that was a series and there were still two more outs to be made and orta didn't make it home. This was a Masterpiece of pitching. This was genius. Then that wimpy hack comes and ruins it.
@Austin Sutter Fred Brocklander. Unlike Denkinger and Jim Joyce, he lacked the humility to admit he screwed up and doubled down on his bonehead call that may have cost the Astros game 5 of the '86 NLCS.
@@sadbravesfan He called Craig Reynolds out at first base on a double play attempt that should have allowed a run to score from third and would have allowed it had Brocklander made the right call. Instead the inning was over and no run scored. Replay clearly shows that Reynolds was safe. The Mets went on to win the game in 12 innings, 2-1. It's at 37 minutes in this video. ua-cam.com/video/q2jixMnpido/v-deo.html
@@stevekalis139 true it opens a Pandora's box of sorts but I can't think of any other perfect games or significant single game achievements that were gotten so blatantly wrong. At the end of the day, Gallarraga and his teammates and those fans never get the celebration they deserved, that's the really sad part. What good is a record when you never got to celebrate it or experience it live?
It’s a ridiculous idea but it would be interesting if there was a kind of raffle that happens every 5-10 years that plays like this get to be reviewed and reversed. At least it would be fair.
I Remember watching this game live on MLB Network on one of their live look ins. I was screaming in rage and im a Dodgers fan. Feel so bad to this day looking back on it.
A game and moment I'll never forget as a sports fan. I'm a Detroit sports fan but have never been and never will be a die hard Tigers fan, I'm all Lions and Pistons, but nothing has ever gutted me like that call. Nothing. I'm as die-hard of a Lions fan as a guy can be, not them going 0-16, not the Lions losing in the playoffs to the Cowboys due to bad calls, nothing ripped out my guts like that blown call.
Me too. I watched it live with my family in Florida. I am a Reds fan originally. It was one of the sickest things I have ever seen live in my life (in sports).
Rocketman9mm like you would have gotten it right at that speed. it's so easy to watch replays and feel like the best official ever, but when you're out there, getting to see things only once, at full speed, for nine innings, 162 games a year, it's a whole new ball game.
Yes I would have. I'm not blind and i'm not 60 years old like that ump is. That wasn't a bang-bang play. It wasn't even close. It was an obvious out to the other 35,000 people in the stadium. And the fact that he does it for 9 innings for 162 games a year for how ever many decades he's done it means he should be better at it, not worse. You keep saying 'at that speed' like it's hyper-speed and it's only obviously a bad call in super slow mo. No, just no. it was blatant and people in the upper deck could and did see that the guy was out.
I don't know if people in the upper deck could actually see that. They were probably frustrated Detroit fans. I've been watching baseball for years and I couldn't tell either until they showed the replay. Also, no. It probably wasn't clear to the fans either until a replay was shown on the jumbo-tron. You have to remember that those were a bunch of upset Detroit fans. I wish they could've had and used replay here so that Gallaraga could be awarded the perfect game that he rightfully deserves.
Man that wasn't even a bang bang play he was out by like 5 feet but at least Armando showed a lot of class not trying to fight the umpire or anything, I'm pretty sure I would have lost my shit and started kicking dirt at the ump for that.
Many bad calls ruin a player's career (Galarraga is lucky because this play is famous). Changing this call is unfair to all the other ruined careers you have never heard of.
Not to downplay that horrid call, but Jim Joyce just retired from baseball this year. He's been a major league umpire since the 1980s and THIS is what he'll be most known for. Shame to know his legacy will be completely shattered by this one play. But again, shame on Joyce for calling the runner safe.
InsidiousSwede I don't think his legacy is ruined because he did admit he was wrong, apologized & genuinely felt horrible for doing that & as far as I can see the fans are still mad but they forgave him for stepping up like a man. I could be wrong but it's just how I see it is all
One of the few times where the umpire screwed up, and in the end, my respect for the umpire went up. Jim Joyce handled it like a true man, and Gallaraga handled it like a true man as well. Nothing but respect for them. The only thing that wasn't right was that MLB didn't reverse the call and make it a perfect game.
The only reason he admitted to the "screwed up" was after he viewed it on tape, he got caught, more or less, and he choked the biggest call of his life.
@@sadbravesfan If you hadn't found it here is an article about it www.mlive.com/news/2019/09/a-perfect-game-to-feature-armando-galarraga-jim-joyce-and-the-imperfect-game.html. It wasn't a 30 for 30 though. Just a regular documentary
It's been 10 years and it is time for MLB to make this right. Time to recognize this as not just a perfect game but a 28-out perfect game, which is actually a better game than any MLB pitcher has ever thrown. This performance must be officially recognized. Do it, MLB.
@@pyzo. It was the 10th inning - it was HOFer Pedro Martinez. He got the first 27 outs but it was 0-0 and the leadoff man for the Padres in the 10th inning doubled.
Izswagbull l actually I think he's more popular 'because' of the controversy surrounding this. Without looking it up can you name any of the other perfect games in baseball history?
Armando Galaraga ruined his own career. No one is talking about Dallas Braden or Phillip Humber and their perfect games. Longevity and consistent greatness earns a pitcher respect, not flash in the pan one year wonders.
Izswagbull l -ohh yeah it "ruined his career". That 1 call because he happened to have a potential perfect game going-THAT ended his entire MLB career. Man you're a FUCKING IDIOT!
He sucked, which is what made this night so unbelievable. Who would've ever expected Armando frickin galarraga to pitch a perfecto. But here it was some random ass Wednesday with him on the mound just tossing darts all game long. He was unbelievable that night
***** doesn't show up in the books though. You also have to feel bad for Jim Joyce. He admitted it and his kids still are getting death threats as of today.
When you see the runner react like that you know he was out, he knew he was out, he was shocked for the pitcher. Perfect games happen so very little that you love seeing that happen, even if it's against a team you are facing, you are still going to give it your all, but if the guy really does get a perfect game against you you would be happy for him. The batter knew he was out, but there wasn't much he could do about it.
If I was him I would've thrown my glove and my hat down on the ground and just walked to the dugout and into the locker room. Respect to Gallaraga for not getting mad and yelling at the ump. Worst call in MLB history
12 years later and somehow I still get butterflies watching this. And that catch by Jackson literally brought tears to my eyes, lol. Incredible career defining yet forgotten play overshadowed by the blown call.
I hate the Tigers. But to tell you the truth, it really was a perfect game because the if the call is bad, it doesn't matter because that's not what REALLY HAPPENED! If only they had replay reviews back in 2010.
As a Tiger fan, it still hurts to see this. I will say that Galarraga showed a lot of sportsmanship forgiving Joyce. Joyce stood in front of it, took a beating on the field from players, Leyland, the fans and the media after the game. Joyce took it like a man, worked home plate the next day. Galarraga presented the lineup card before the game. Crowd gave a big ovation. The call made me sick to my stomach, but accountability goes a long way with me.
He was so good that night, constantly in the strike zone and then the Jackson catch it was so meant to be. Then he got robbed I've never yelled at the tv more in my life. That was the worst
Absolute class from Galarraga and from Jim Joyce after this. He made a mistake, felt absolutely horrible, apologized. Galarraga was so kind to accept it and showed great grace in his forgiveness.
The astros cheated, did the MLB forfeit all of the games they cheated? No... can't just go back and change *final* scores, also there would be tons of games to go back on. Still unfortunate though.
Yep. The runner was out. I watched the replay like fifteen or twenty times and I did not see the runner beat it out. Shame on Major League Baseball for not reversing that call- that call was horrendous.
I eliminated my previous commentary and state that I admire both Jim Joyce and Armando Galarraga. Jim Joyce for accepting his mistake and apologizing to Armando and Armando for accepting the apology and saying "nobody's perfect".
@CRISTOBAL I'll agree it was a bad call. But I find it a little ridiculous, that he would do it on purpose. And I don't think him being racist would drive someone to miss a call in a baseball game. I think you might be reaching a little bit here.
@CRISTOBAL Well I'll be honest, I wasn't aware of the whole situation with Latino players, it just doesn't seem reasonable that Jim Joyce was sitting out there thinking "Yeah Im going to blow this call, that'll get these Latinos out of here."
@CRISTOBAL A few things. This would not have been the first perfect game thrown by a Latino pitcher. Dennis Martinez did it in 1991. And, this one's a matter of opinion, I don't really think this was the worst call ever made in MLB history, but that doesn't really matter. And finally, if he were actually planning this, I think he would know that it would damage his own reputation more than anything.
I watched this entire game on TV, and I remember this. As a diehard Tigers fan, it hurts, but Armando & Joyce are both class acts. Tremendous amounts of respect for both of them for what happened afterwards
Galarraga is a great dude. Jim joyces carrer could have ended here, the next game when joyce was the behind the plate ump, he was showered with boos n hatred. The man cried in the field. Galarraga came over to hug and console him, and everyone calmed down. Now thats the definition of forgive and forget. Major props.
It’s a perfect game. It’s a 28 out perfect game as far as I’m concerned. He got the 27th out, the call was wrong, then he stays in and still gets the final out right after. It’s a perfect game, plain and simple.
The saddest part is watching the always humble Galarraga touch first base and begin a celebratory fist pump before noticing the fuckery. Jim Joyce owned it and apologized, but man that wasn’t only a blown call, it was a bold call.
they should have given him the perfect game after the fact... it wouldn't have mattered considering he got the next guy out anyway. I mean even let the guy keep his hit, just give the pitcher the perfect game in the record books
they had the chance to, the commissioner's office ruled not to, because they didn't want to "open a can of worms"- it's not like it was even close, this was a true out, and instant replay would have 100% gone in Galarraga's favor if it existed back then. Sadly, it took this massive blown call to expand instant replay, so this will never happen again.
Do you know the reasoning behind the commissioners decision? I get not wanting to open a can of worms but like you said this is CLEARLY an out. I understand its a judgement call and those can't be fought but when it's THAT CLEAR there has to be some exception.
The ump actually contemplated retirement after that ,cried while apologizing to the pitcher post game and bought him a car. It was clearly a mistake, nothing fishy about it.
This all resulted in a better story about sportsmanship, class, taking responsibility for your mistakes, and forgiveness. Kudos to Galarraga for a better-than-perfect game, and to Galrraga and Jim Joyce for how they both handled it.
I'm a Detroit resident and a die-hard Tigers fan, and as unfortunatel as the call was, Jim Joyce and Armando Galarago showed the world what great sportsmanship is and as bummed as Tigers fans were they all appreciated the moment for what it was!
"What a travesty. What an absolute travesty." Great description of what happened. The way Mario and Rod called this just shows how much it really hurts.
I'm not sure any bad call of this magnitude has ever happened before. So maybe the commissioner should do something unprecedented -- reverse the call. Even now. It would have been the end of the game, so I don't see why not. It's not like they have to worry about setting a precedent on something like this, especially now that they have review. I know at least two men who would be very happy about that, and I can't imagine anyone who would complain.
the 1985 World Series was pretty damn big, considering it went for a championship. This was easily the biggest regular season blown call ever, but in fairness, it gave validity for expanding instant replay, which means plays like this will never happen again- replay would have given him the perfect game if it existed then.
I still have mad respect for Jim Joyce. Hopefully people remember his emotional interview he gave after this. He was a man about it, answered the questions and was clearly upset. Not many would have owned up to it like he did.
Jim joyce has to understand being sorry wont do anything. Perfect games are a 1 in a lifetime opportunity only 23 pitchers have perfect games in all the years of baseball, and he ruined it, and everyone hates him cuz of that. Jim joyce should of at least asked the other umpires and reviewed it
that would have been upstanding if he did, especially since instant replays for calls didn't exist yet. If this happened today, replay would overturn it, and he'd have the perfect game. The play wasn't even close, it'd easily be overturned in a heartbeat today.
Watching this video made me realize how much the Tigers' defense got Galarraga to this "imperfect" game. Yes his pitching was great, but nothing spectacular. Cleveland was hitting the ball, but the defense total backed him up.
#1 Congrats to the base runner who runs the ground ball out as hard as he can #2 Congrats to the Joyce for having the guts to make the call (in error) as he saw it. I wish I could say the same for the players and coaches after the game.
+Legendary Gaming dumbass strike outs don't mean shit ya as a pitcher you you want to get them but you just want to get outs any way you can even if it means getting batters to fly out and ground out and. He should get most of the credit
Almost 7 years later and this still brings a tear to my eye... I remember watching this whole game... After the Willie Mays-like catch in center by Jackson, you'd think he was destined ti complete the perfect game. And he did. Tigers played great defense all night, Miggy made the play at first, and it's a shame this game defined both Armando and Joyce's careers
As a Tigers' fan my entire life, I was devastated after watching this game. The only thing I could think of was that because Galarraga adjusted the ball once it was in his glove, that maybe that was the reason Jim Joyce made the "SAFE" call. After watching the post game press conference, I have a ton of respect for Jim Joyce. He went in front of all of the microphones, explained that he was human and owned up to the fact that he blew the call. That is the first time I have ever seen that the official of any sport admitted that he missed a call. Usually, it is the front office who apologizes after the fact, but never the umpire, referee, judge, etc. The next game was a Thursday 1:05pm start and because of the rotation, Jim Joyce was the home plate umpire in that game. General Motors awarded Galarraga with a new Corvette. Jim Leyland had Galarraga present the lineup for that game and Jim Joyce was holding back the tears to the best of his ability. It was the best possible outcome to a horrible call and situation. After watching it all go down, I have more respect for Jim Joyce now than I did before the game had even started.
I still blame Cabrera for the blown call. All he has to do is let Guillen take the ball and he has a perfect game but Cabrera made a selfish decision to try to be the hero. Blown call or not, the play should never have had to be so close. To this day I still believe that had Guillen fielded that ball they get him out by a step and half instead of a half step. And while Joyce did blow the call, and he definitely should have called an out no matter what on a close play, I think that Cabrera deserved some heat for this one.
Guillen was a terrible second baseman that year, and Cabrera executed the play required. I don't blame him for the umpire's mistake. I appreciate Jim Joyce's apology, and forgive him, but that doesn't mean that someone else should get the heat.
The corners are suppose to field any ball they can even if that means getting in front of the middle infielders. This is how he was taught since he was 5 years old. The corners are closer. This is fundamental baseball. He only done what he has been taught and what he is paid to do. No way by any means should the first basemen have allowed the ball to get by and the second basemen field it if he was able to field first. Simple.
I'm not excusing the umpire or anything, but to me, I thought Cabrera strayed too far off 1B. I think a good defensive 1B would have let that ball pass, cover first and then let the second baseman get it.
+bvestationfan It was sort of poorly played by Cabrera, but I think he was just paranoid about letting the perfect game slip away with 26 already down so he panicked and couldn't risk letting the ball get through... Although he still made a good throw and the runner was out anyways.
Aaron Clutch You're definitely correct, but a better 1B such as Mark Teixeira or Paul Goldschmidt would have let that ball pass and instead focus on covering first
+bvestationfan who gives a shit. the play was made, and gala stepped on the bag. are you really here to comment on the execution of a SUCCESSFUL out? really?
moegerms Uh yes, you fucking idiot. This is what sports is all about. You evaluate all aspects of the game, not just the end result. If you win a game 6-4 but commit 7 errors along the way, you don't just say "ah fuck it we won moving on." You go back and look at everything you did wrong and try to improve on it.
+bvestationfan i've learned not to argue with Yankee fans because they are mentally ill and incapable of logical reasoning so here is your reply. don't bother replying to me because i will not see the comment:^)
Steve Kalis Of course you don't let him get it BUT you don't run like its LIFE & DEATH either! That was bullshit! The 1st base coach looked away & the dugout was even stunned! A little professional courtesy. I wrote this before that tech I'm wrong but I'm just giving my opinion & for a lil shot to 1st like that come on.. Just talking is all.
I was at this game. Was incredible how long it took most of the fans to realize what was happening. My buddy and I didn’t move after the end of the 5th. I don’t think we said a word to each other after he recorded his 21st consecutive out. It was so clear, even from the stands, that he was out. We must have cheered for almost 2 minutes before we realized the call had been blown. Most of the fans weren’t even mad. It was just one of those things where you could only smile and shake your head. And then marvel once you realized that you just witnessed something that had never happened and will likely never happen again. Galarraga pitched the most significant perfect game in history, IMHO.
4 years later and this STILL makes me sick to my stomach..............
Leo Martin Same
Matthew Plotnick same here
Leo Martin same
7 years later and Im still pissed about this
8 years later almost and goddamn does it still hurt like hell...
Gallaraga shows ultimate sportsmanship.
Greg Moore True, I would have kicked joyce right in the nuts...
Greg Moore Yeah! The only one on the team to show ultimate sportsmanship on the team. Did you see the gang-style rush toward Joyce after the last out?
+Aminals They're supporting their teammate for what was an obvious injustice. I'm okay with their frustration, they're only human. Galaraga knows that he doesn't have to get mad and defensive because he knows all of his teammates and coaches have his back.
I like how he smiled like damn I'd be crying if I lost it like that
Frank Steen forreal ...i woulda stabbed him with the first base pad
The batter even knew he was out
Thank you Spidey
How about Jackson's catch though to keep the perfect game alive.... Unbelievable catch.
Nicholas Blake Limon That was the play of the game.
Like yaz catch in the rohr one hitter
That's how you knew it was meant to be
Don’t think I ever saw that before. Holy crap, what a play.
Link please
even the guy that hit the ball on Cleveland was holding his head like what the hell
I would have just walked to first as the last batter
Kalen Furman OMFG THANK YOU!! If you a hit a shot to the outfield & can get a single or double ect....cool BUT you hit a dribbler to 1st & you FUCKN SPRINT TO THE BAG for the LAST OUT! I know people are gonna say it's a game blah blah, fine what can I say your tech right BUT to me that guys an asshole! He hit hands & was adjusting his helmet pleased with himself!! I once thought he put his hands on his head like "fuck did that just happen" but NO he was running like it was life & death like a scum bag! 1st base coach looked away from him & the guys in the dugout were speechless! WHY would you do that!?! I mean of course don't walk & let him get it but if it's close like that have some respect. People will disagree but I'm mmmly with you my brother!!!
you clearly do not understand sports at all. if he would have jogged to first it wouldve not only disrespected his team but galarraga as well. it would have basically been saying hey im going to give you a perfect game since you cant do it yourself. if he didnt try his hardest to get a hit for the last out can you really call that a perfect game?
the truth there's a flip side to that. who wants to have their names in the history books as a team that got no hit? yeah, mad respect from the team that got no hit should be shown because it is super hard to achieve, but you have to also respect the game itself. play it the right way to the last out as a no hitter needs to be earned- not given. that's just a bone head comment.
he was just adjusting his helmet, you see he was happy
That goes down as the biggest in-game travesty in the history of the MLB..mind boggling.
As I've said before, under the circumstances probably the worst call in modern baseball history. What makes it even more egregious is the fact that the play wasn't even very close.
@Austin Sutter close but in my opinion, no. that was a series and there were still two more outs to be made and orta didn't make it home. This was a Masterpiece of pitching. This was genius. Then that wimpy hack comes and ruins it.
@Austin Sutter Fred Brocklander. Unlike Denkinger and Jim Joyce, he lacked the humility to admit he screwed up and doubled down on his bonehead call that may have cost the Astros game 5 of the '86 NLCS.
@@dskyyksd what happened in that game? What call did he make or fail to make?
@@sadbravesfan He called Craig Reynolds out at first base on a double play attempt that should have allowed a run to score from third and would have allowed it had Brocklander made the right call. Instead the inning was over and no run scored. Replay clearly shows that Reynolds was safe. The Mets went on to win the game in 12 innings, 2-1. It's at 37 minutes in this video. ua-cam.com/video/q2jixMnpido/v-deo.html
There is no reason this cannot be corrected to this day and putting his name into the record books. No reason.
True, however there would probably be hundreds of games that you would have to go back and "repair" as well.
Steve Kalis yeah, you have a point. It's just a shame. Hell of a sportsman though.
@@stevekalis139 true it opens a Pandora's box of sorts but I can't think of any other perfect games or significant single game achievements that were gotten so blatantly wrong. At the end of the day, Gallarraga and his teammates and those fans never get the celebration they deserved, that's the really sad part. What good is a record when you never got to celebrate it or experience it live?
It’s a ridiculous idea but it would be interesting if there was a kind of raffle that happens every 5-10 years that plays like this get to be reviewed and reversed. At least it would be fair.
Same
Correction: Gallaraga is perfect. 28 out perfect game as far as I'm concerned
It's 27 outs :)
UNDERTAKERSFANZ how is he
What, how is my grandma like that
+ant29ar "clearley"
+Kpatel clearly
wouldn't be surprised if this was the game that made a coaches challenge a thing
I think it was.
No because they didn't have it until 2014 or 2015
Still implemented mainly because of this play. He's a good umpire, I'm sure it gave them a reason to implement it.
nick morel this is 100% the play that was the bottom line to put replay in baseball
I think it was too
I Remember watching this game live on MLB Network on one of their live look ins. I was screaming in rage and im a Dodgers fan. Feel so bad to this day looking back on it.
A game and moment I'll never forget as a sports fan. I'm a Detroit sports fan but have never been and never will be a die hard Tigers fan, I'm all Lions and Pistons, but nothing has ever gutted me like that call. Nothing. I'm as die-hard of a Lions fan as a guy can be, not them going 0-16, not the Lions losing in the playoffs to the Cowboys due to bad calls, nothing ripped out my guts like that blown call.
Me too. I watched it live with my family in Florida. I am a Reds fan originally. It was one of the sickest things I have ever seen live in my life (in sports).
This has got to be the most epic ump fuck up of all time.
Rocketman9mm
like you would have gotten it right at that speed. it's so easy to watch replays and feel like the best official ever, but when you're out there, getting to see things only once, at full speed, for nine innings, 162 games a year, it's a whole new ball game.
Yes I would have. I'm not blind and i'm not 60 years old like that ump is. That wasn't a bang-bang play. It wasn't even close. It was an obvious out to the other 35,000 people in the stadium. And the fact that he does it for 9 innings for 162 games a year for how ever many decades he's done it means he should be better at it, not worse.
You keep saying 'at that speed' like it's hyper-speed and it's only obviously a bad call in super slow mo. No, just no. it was blatant and people in the upper deck could and did see that the guy was out.
I don't know if people in the upper deck could actually see that. They were probably frustrated Detroit fans. I've been watching baseball for years and I couldn't tell either until they showed the replay. Also, no. It probably wasn't clear to the fans either until a replay was shown on the jumbo-tron. You have to remember that those were a bunch of upset Detroit fans. I wish they could've had and used replay here so that Gallaraga could be awarded the perfect game that he rightfully deserves.
Rocketman9mm that and don dinkenger in the 85 world series
DumbDuude1001 You're right. I wouldn't be able to do it. But I'm not a major league umpire.
love how everyone in the entire stadium can watch a replay of it but the umps don't do it, lol
how ridiculous
at least galarraga took it like a man with a smile
Yep. Never said a word to Joyce at the time, accepted his apology later. Class act.
Man that wasn't even a bang bang play he was out by like 5 feet but at least Armando showed a lot of class not trying to fight the umpire or anything, I'm pretty sure I would have lost my shit and started kicking dirt at the ump for that.
I agree he was a good sport the but hell if I were him I would have blown a fucking gasket
Exactly! It wasn't even a very close play, which makes the missed call that much more horrible.
snarfadoodle I would have just walked to the dugout and into the locker room and be like I'm done with this shit
Warning And ejected... do not mess with unpire.
@Mavin Marque you don't need to slow it down. Heck! play it faster even.... he was out by 2 minutes!
MLB really should fix the record on this game. Galarraga pitched a perfect game; it should be officially recognized as such.
Ok then they'd have to go and do that for every single game which is impossible
The mlb is ran by a bunch of fucking idiots
sadbravesfan bro what😂no they wouldn’t 😂this was a perfect game that was ruined not every game is like this they don’t have to fix every game😂🤦🏻♂️
@@sadbravesfan no they wouldn't. so many people saying this as if it's some universal truth instead of just a hot take.
Many bad calls ruin a player's career (Galarraga is lucky because this play is famous). Changing this call is unfair to all the other ruined careers you have never heard of.
Heartbreaking...
Not to downplay that horrid call, but Jim Joyce just retired from baseball this year. He's been a major league umpire since the 1980s and THIS is what he'll be most known for. Shame to know his legacy will be completely shattered by this one play.
But again, shame on Joyce for calling the runner safe.
InsidiousSwede I don't think his legacy is ruined because he did admit he was wrong, apologized & genuinely felt horrible for doing that & as far as I can see the fans are still mad but they forgave him for stepping up like a man. I could be wrong but it's just how I see it is all
Bottom line... If you are an ump that's worth a damn, we should hardly know your name no matter how long you've been doing it.
That's why Joe West, Angel Hernandez, and CB Bucknor are household names.
You've never fucked up once? Must be nice. I'm sure he wished they did have instant replay then. It would have let him off the hook.
His legacy will be known, as many others have pointed out, for being a man and admitting he was wrong.
Even the hitter was holding his head like "shit dude I was out, wtf"
it still hurts till this day!! I will never forget DAMN...
almost 8 years later and I'm still crying
Same here
I will never forget. Amazing what an impact sports can have on us, for better or for worse...
One of the few times where the umpire screwed up, and in the end, my respect for the umpire went up. Jim Joyce handled it like a true man, and Gallaraga handled it like a true man as well. Nothing but respect for them. The only thing that wasn't right was that MLB didn't reverse the call and make it a perfect game.
The only reason he admitted to the "screwed up" was after he viewed it on tape, he got caught, more or less, and he choked the biggest call of his life.
I want to see a 30 for 30 on this
Jim Joyce doesn’t 😂😂😂
@@jameslisle7775 lol
You got your wish lol
@@skyhicks177 seriously? They're making it?? Also where can I watch those if I don't have ESPN subscription?
@@sadbravesfan If you hadn't found it here is an article about it www.mlive.com/news/2019/09/a-perfect-game-to-feature-armando-galarraga-jim-joyce-and-the-imperfect-game.html. It wasn't a 30 for 30 though. Just a regular documentary
It's been 10 years and it is time for MLB to make this right. Time to recognize this as not just a perfect game but a 28-out perfect game, which is actually a better game than any MLB pitcher has ever thrown. This performance must be officially recognized. Do it, MLB.
an expos pitcher lost a perfect game in the 12th to a double i think
@@pyzo. It was the 10th inning - it was HOFer Pedro Martinez. He got the first 27 outs but it was 0-0 and the leadoff man for the Padres in the 10th inning doubled.
literally probably the most heartbreaking moment in sports
Actually Galarraga was perfect, The refereeing was not.
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+Legendary Gaming lol the hall of fame?
graham grasdal "refereeing" you don't know shit bruh
lmao “refereeing”
Would you want Angel Hernandez at first
This and Max Scherzer one out away from a perfect game and the batter leaning into a pitch to get hit are the two most maddening things EVER.
This call ruined Amandos career if he pitched a perfect game he would have more respect more popularity more everything
Izswagbull l actually I think he's more popular 'because' of the controversy surrounding this. Without looking it up can you name any of the other perfect games in baseball history?
Felix Hernandez! But just because he's venezuelan too :p
Armando Galaraga ruined his own career. No one is talking about Dallas Braden or Phillip Humber and their perfect games. Longevity and consistent greatness earns a pitcher respect, not flash in the pan one year wonders.
Izswagbull l -ohh yeah it "ruined his career". That 1 call because he happened to have a potential perfect game going-THAT ended his entire MLB career. Man you're a FUCKING IDIOT!
He sucked, which is what made this night so unbelievable. Who would've ever expected Armando frickin galarraga to pitch a perfecto. But here it was some random ass Wednesday with him on the mound just tossing darts all game long. He was unbelievable that night
4:05 one of the best calls I've heard in my young lifetime. Still gives me chills.
A 28 out perfect game. And that's the bottom line.
A perfect game has to be perfect and that includes the umpires.
***** doesn't show up in the books though. You also have to feel bad for Jim Joyce. He admitted it and his kids still are getting death threats as of today.
The hall of fame has the first base. That is still better than nothing and its considered the first ever 28 out perfect game
JackBlack3456 i hate to say this, but they deserved it then and they deserve it now.
@@deepcosmiclove nope that's the worst argument I've seen even the umpire said the game was perfect he blew the call
The description needs a correction. It should read.
"CLE@DET: Galarraga perfect, retires 28 straight"
He retired the batter after the blown call too.
No shit, but it happened, and he did.
When you see the runner react like that you know he was out, he knew he was out, he was shocked for the pitcher. Perfect games happen so very little that you love seeing that happen, even if it's against a team you are facing, you are still going to give it your all, but if the guy really does get a perfect game against you you would be happy for him.
The batter knew he was out, but there wasn't much he could do about it.
Can’t believe this happened 9 years ago today 🤦🏻♂️
If I was him I would've thrown my glove and my hat down on the ground and just walked to the dugout and into the locker room. Respect to Gallaraga for not getting mad and yelling at the ump. Worst call in MLB history
12 years later and somehow I still get butterflies watching this. And that catch by Jackson literally brought tears to my eyes, lol. Incredible career defining yet forgotten play overshadowed by the blown call.
Jim Leyland having his guys back is what leadership is all about. Kudos to Armando for being such a good sport too.
Leyland failed. He should have had it overturned
If that was Verlander, Joyce would probably have called his last game.
S.S .A lol like you wouldn’t smash in a second
did he just call kate upton fat? dude. really, shes fucking gorgeous.
I hate the Tigers. But to tell you the truth, it really was a perfect game because the if the call is bad, it doesn't matter because that's not what REALLY HAPPENED! If only they had replay reviews back in 2010.
Tigers are the best you're probably a Royals or Red Sox fan let me guess
As a Tiger fan, it still hurts to see this. I will say that Galarraga showed a lot of sportsmanship forgiving Joyce. Joyce stood in front of it, took a beating on the field from players, Leyland, the fans and the media after the game. Joyce took it like a man, worked home plate the next day. Galarraga presented the lineup card before the game. Crowd gave a big ovation. The call made me sick to my stomach, but accountability goes a long way with me.
The one and only, 28 out perfect game
He was so good that night, constantly in the strike zone and then the Jackson catch it was so meant to be. Then he got robbed I've never yelled at the tv more in my life. That was the worst
Absolute class from Galarraga and from Jim Joyce after this. He made a mistake, felt absolutely horrible, apologized. Galarraga was so kind to accept it and showed great grace in his forgiveness.
The greatest prefect game of all time, 28 batters 28 outs
Virtually everyone agrees that the runner is out, yet MLB never reversed the call, something they easily have the power to do.
The astros cheated, did the MLB forfeit all of the games they cheated? No... can't just go back and change *final* scores, also there would be tons of games to go back on. Still unfortunate though.
Yep. The runner was out. I watched the replay like fifteen or twenty times and I did not see the runner beat it out. Shame on Major League Baseball for not reversing that call- that call was horrendous.
I eliminated my previous commentary and state that I admire both Jim Joyce and Armando Galarraga. Jim Joyce for accepting his mistake and apologizing to Armando and Armando for accepting the apology and saying "nobody's perfect".
@CRISTOBAL Racist?
@CRISTOBAL I'll agree it was a bad call. But I find it a little ridiculous, that he would do it on purpose. And I don't think him being racist would drive someone to miss a call in a baseball game. I think you might be reaching a little bit here.
@CRISTOBAL Well I'll be honest, I wasn't aware of the whole situation with Latino players, it just doesn't seem reasonable that Jim Joyce was sitting out there thinking "Yeah Im going to blow this call, that'll get these Latinos out of here."
@CRISTOBAL A few things. This would not have been the first perfect game thrown by a Latino pitcher. Dennis Martinez did it in 1991. And, this one's a matter of opinion, I don't really think this was the worst call ever made in MLB history, but that doesn't really matter. And finally, if he were actually planning this, I think he would know that it would damage his own reputation more than anything.
@CRISTOBAL Shoot sorry just saw this. Ya know what that's fair. I don't entirely agree, but you bring up an interesting argument at the very least.
still a perfect game in my book and they should count it as one joyce even admitted he fucked up the call only if replay were around then:(
Watching this the day he announced his retirement. He will always be perfect to me.
10 Years Later and I Still Get Sick To My Stomach....😣😣😣
OMG... Jim Joyce No....😡😬😵
Jason Donald’s reaction said it all (holding head): he knew he was out.
I watched this entire game on TV, and I remember this. As a diehard Tigers fan, it hurts, but Armando & Joyce are both class acts. Tremendous amounts of respect for both of them for what happened afterwards
He was not ALMOST perfect. He WAS perfect and more--a 28-out perfect game.
Title is bs
Galarraga is a great dude. Jim joyces carrer could have ended here, the next game when joyce was the behind the plate ump, he was showered with boos n hatred. The man cried in the field. Galarraga came over to hug and console him, and everyone calmed down. Now thats the definition of forgive and forget. Major props.
5:04 man even the hitter was like "are you kidding me?"
+Gojira Godzilla Godzira Gozira Zilla even if you watch the indians' dugout in a slow mo, they have guys that are blown away by that call
10 years later I remember like it was yesterday. I was sick to my stomach when I saw this live on TV. I couldn’t believe my eyes at the time.
As a giants fan, I feel bad for the kid. Good on Joyce for realizing his mistake and apologizing to him.
It’s a perfect game. It’s a 28 out perfect game as far as I’m concerned. He got the 27th out, the call was wrong, then he stays in and still gets the final out right after. It’s a perfect game, plain and simple.
the best part is galarraga's smile because he said after the game that he didn't know what to do so he just smiled lol
This is a perfect game.
we are all humans and make mistakes, that being said, Jim Joyce made it at the worst possible moment.
Nine years later and I still remember this game like it was yesterday.
The saddest part is watching the always humble Galarraga touch first base and begin a celebratory fist pump before noticing the fuckery. Jim Joyce owned it and apologized, but man that wasn’t only a blown call, it was a bold call.
I truly cannot believe this happened. He deserved that perfect game
they should have given him the perfect game after the fact... it wouldn't have mattered considering he got the next guy out anyway. I mean even let the guy keep his hit, just give the pitcher the perfect game in the record books
they had the chance to, the commissioner's office ruled not to, because they didn't want to "open a can of worms"- it's not like it was even close, this was a true out, and instant replay would have 100% gone in Galarraga's favor if it existed back then. Sadly, it took this massive blown call to expand instant replay, so this will never happen again.
Do you know the reasoning behind the commissioners decision? I get not wanting to open a can of worms but like you said this is CLEARLY an out. I understand its a judgement call and those can't be fought but when it's THAT CLEAR there has to be some exception.
He's out. I can't believe they didn't overturn the call.
That ump is either blind or slightly richer!
good call..haha
The ump actually contemplated retirement after that ,cried while apologizing to the pitcher post game and bought him a car. It was clearly a mistake, nothing fishy about it.
It was BLATANTLY obvious that his foot was in contact with the base long before the runner touched the base, so i stand by my original statement!
To suggest he blew the call on purpose is simply incorrect.
Think what you want, as will I.
I am so sorry. this is a true tragedy. I feel so bad for the pitcher and the org and the fans.
Robot umpires 2016.
pandaKrusher wrong
This all resulted in a better story about sportsmanship, class, taking responsibility for your mistakes, and forgiveness. Kudos to Galarraga for a better-than-perfect game, and to Galrraga and Jim Joyce for how they both handled it.
In my book this is more impressive than a perfect game... 28 up... 28 down
I'm a Detroit resident and a die-hard Tigers fan, and as unfortunatel as the call was, Jim Joyce and Armando Galarago showed the world what great sportsmanship is and as bummed as Tigers fans were they all appreciated the moment for what it was!
I would have cried after that even if it was the right call.
"What a travesty. What an absolute travesty." Great description of what happened. The way Mario and Rod called this just shows how much it really hurts.
I'm not sure any bad call of this magnitude has ever happened before. So maybe the commissioner should do something unprecedented -- reverse the call. Even now. It would have been the end of the game, so I don't see why not. It's not like they have to worry about setting a precedent on something like this, especially now that they have review.
I know at least two men who would be very happy about that, and I can't imagine anyone who would complain.
the 1985 World Series was pretty damn big, considering it went for a championship. This was easily the biggest regular season blown call ever, but in fairness, it gave validity for expanding instant replay, which means plays like this will never happen again- replay would have given him the perfect game if it existed then.
I still have mad respect for Jim Joyce. Hopefully people remember his emotional interview he gave after this. He was a man about it, answered the questions and was clearly upset. Not many would have owned up to it like he did.
Everyone be aware that Jim Joyce admitted after the game that'd hed blown the call and was emotional as fuck about it. Everyone makes mistakes
everybody has those days
Yeah at the worst possible fucking moment
9 years later this still hurts my gut
Jim joyce has to understand being sorry wont do anything. Perfect games are a 1 in a lifetime opportunity only 23 pitchers have perfect games in all the years of baseball, and he ruined it, and everyone hates him cuz of that. Jim joyce should of at least asked the other umpires and reviewed it
that would have been upstanding if he did, especially since instant replays for calls didn't exist yet. If this happened today, replay would overturn it, and he'd have the perfect game. The play wasn't even close, it'd easily be overturned in a heartbeat today.
@@jackson5116 they replayed plays prior to this
Josh Lewis they did not use instant replay for anything
@@wwekane2468 the year prior in the playoffs they did. 09 playoffs, A rod had a homer reviewed. Look it up man
This is one of the rare occasions I actually think review would have come in handy.
Why didn't miggy just let the 2B get it for the routine grounder.
Eh still.
From what it looked like, it was a slow easy grounder (for a pro baseball player at least) that should've been easily fielded by the 2nd baseman.
This video is absolutely heartbreaking
Watching this video made me realize how much the Tigers' defense got Galarraga to this "imperfect" game. Yes his pitching was great, but nothing spectacular. Cleveland was hitting the ball, but the defense total backed him up.
Center field and Short Stop seemed like the real MVPs. They kicked ass. Not to demean the Galarraga, but those dudes were on fire.
He didn't walk anyone or give up any home runs, so there's that.
He was putting pitches where they needed to be in order for the defense to make the plays. So it was pretty much all Galarraga
#1 Congrats to the base runner who runs the ground ball out as hard as he can #2 Congrats to the Joyce for having the guts to make the call (in error) as he saw it. I wish I could say the same for the players and coaches after the game.
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Gallaraga, he is the man, he knows he had a great game, as long as he knows that he is happy. He has so much self confidence he's great.
Why does Galarraga get all the credit. Shouldn't the entire defense be considered almost perfect?
He still had to throw the pitches
The third baseman made the play off the foot.
he throws the pitches for the defence to catch and throw. the defence covers pitch
His pitches are the reason there are ground balls and pop-ups.
+Legendary Gaming dumbass strike outs don't mean shit ya as a pitcher you you want to get them but you just want to get outs any way you can even if it means getting batters to fly out and ground out and. He should get most of the credit
Almost 7 years later and this still brings a tear to my eye... I remember watching this whole game... After the Willie Mays-like catch in center by Jackson, you'd think he was destined ti complete the perfect game. And he did. Tigers played great defense all night, Miggy made the play at first, and it's a shame this game defined both Armando and Joyce's careers
jim made the worst mistake of his life
This was 6 years ago already? Holy crap. Even the hitter knew he was out and reacted as such
What a travesty. Dude was out by a mile. Even if it was questionable(which it clearly wasn't), you got swallow your whistle on that cmon man
He's racist that's why
That was what killed me the most, dude knew the circumstances
Watching in 2019 and this still hurts me to watch.
can we get rid of umpires yet?
As a Tigers' fan my entire life, I was devastated after watching this game. The only thing I could think of was that because Galarraga adjusted the ball once it was in his glove, that maybe that was the reason Jim Joyce made the "SAFE" call. After watching the post game press conference, I have a ton of respect for Jim Joyce. He went in front of all of the microphones, explained that he was human and owned up to the fact that he blew the call. That is the first time I have ever seen that the official of any sport admitted that he missed a call. Usually, it is the front office who apologizes after the fact, but never the umpire, referee, judge, etc.
The next game was a Thursday 1:05pm start and because of the rotation, Jim Joyce was the home plate umpire in that game. General Motors awarded Galarraga with a new Corvette. Jim Leyland had Galarraga present the lineup for that game and Jim Joyce was holding back the tears to the best of his ability. It was the best possible outcome to a horrible call and situation. After watching it all go down, I have more respect for Jim Joyce now than I did before the game had even started.
Should be titled “Galarraga perfect, Joyce not”.
The amount of sportsmanship and class he showed is incredible!!!
I still blame Cabrera for the blown call. All he has to do is let Guillen take the ball and he has a perfect game but Cabrera made a selfish decision to try to be the hero. Blown call or not, the play should never have had to be so close. To this day I still believe that had Guillen fielded that ball they get him out by a step and half instead of a half step. And while Joyce did blow the call, and he definitely should have called an out no matter what on a close play, I think that Cabrera deserved some heat for this one.
Guillen was a terrible second baseman that year, and Cabrera executed the play required. I don't blame him for the umpire's mistake. I appreciate Jim Joyce's apology, and forgive him, but that doesn't mean that someone else should get the heat.
Had Cabrera fielded his position properly, the runner would have been out by at least 10 feet! Not a step and a half.
The corners are suppose to field any ball they can even if that means getting in front of the middle infielders. This is how he was taught since he was 5 years old. The corners are closer. This is fundamental baseball. He only done what he has been taught and what he is paid to do. No way by any means should the first basemen have allowed the ball to get by and the second basemen field it if he was able to field first. Simple.
No matter what the book says.. this is a perfect game!
I'm not excusing the umpire or anything, but to me, I thought Cabrera strayed too far off 1B. I think a good defensive 1B would have let that ball pass, cover first and then let the second baseman get it.
+bvestationfan It was sort of poorly played by Cabrera, but I think he was just paranoid about letting the perfect game slip away with 26 already down so he panicked and couldn't risk letting the ball get through... Although he still made a good throw and the runner was out anyways.
Aaron Clutch
You're definitely correct, but a better 1B such as Mark Teixeira or Paul Goldschmidt would have let that ball pass and instead focus on covering first
+bvestationfan who gives a shit. the play was made, and gala stepped on the bag. are you really here to comment on the execution of a SUCCESSFUL out? really?
moegerms
Uh yes, you fucking idiot. This is what sports is all about. You evaluate all aspects of the game, not just the end result. If you win a game 6-4 but commit 7 errors along the way, you don't just say "ah fuck it we won moving on." You go back and look at everything you did wrong and try to improve on it.
+bvestationfan i've learned not to argue with Yankee fans because they are mentally ill and incapable of logical reasoning so here is your reply. don't bother replying to me because i will not see the comment:^)
Bro, there needs to be something done about this. My heart hurts when I watch it.
What I wanna know is why the fuck was the runner racing his ass to first?...They're not gonna win, just let the pitcher have the perfect game.
He was doing his job, if he dogged it to first then that would be controversial in itself
The real question you should ask is "why the fuck did it take so long for baseball to implement instant replay?"
Because he respects the game too much to "let" a pitcher have a perfect game.
Steve Kalis Of course you don't let him get it BUT you don't run like its LIFE & DEATH either! That was bullshit! The 1st base coach looked away & the dugout was even stunned! A little professional courtesy. I wrote this before that tech I'm wrong but I'm just giving my opinion & for a lil shot to 1st like that come on.. Just talking is all.
Do you really want to be the last out in a perfect game? Hell no you would run as fast as you can as if your contract depended on it
I was at this game and I can confirm that stadium got so loud from all the booing that I couldn’t even hear what my dad was saying right next to me.
I was at this game. Was incredible how long it took most of the fans to realize what was happening. My buddy and I didn’t move after the end of the 5th. I don’t think we said a word to each other after he recorded his 21st consecutive out. It was so clear, even from the stands, that he was out. We must have cheered for almost 2 minutes before we realized the call had been blown.
Most of the fans weren’t even mad. It was just one of those things where you could only smile and shake your head. And then marvel once you realized that you just witnessed something that had never happened and will likely never happen again. Galarraga pitched the most significant perfect game in history, IMHO.
Class act Galarraga. Crazy it's been 6 years