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theremedy360:
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted botched call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.

Mr. Selig said on Thursday that MLB will look at expanded video replay and umpiring, but didn't specifically address umpire Jim Joyce's bad call on Wednesday.

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Fans hold up signs in support of Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga
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A baseball official familiar with the decision confirmed to The Associated Press that the call was not being reversed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that element was not included in Mr. Selig's statement.

Mr. Joyce said he erred on what would've been the final out in Detroit, where the Tigers beat Cleveland 3-0. The umpire personally apologized to Mr. Galarraga and hugged him after the game, then took the field at Comerica Park on Thursday in tears.

Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski had said the team wouldn't ask MLB to overturn the call. The mistake denied Mr. Galarraga the first perfect game in Tigers history, and the 21st for MLB.

Mr. Joyce ruled Cleveland's Jason Donald safe at first base, but later said he got it wrong.

Mr. Galarraga, who was barely known outside of Detroit before this week, and Mr. Joyce, whose career had flourished in relative anonymity, remained trending topics on Twitter more than 12 hours after the game ended. At least one anti-Joyce Facebook page popped up and firejimjoyce.com was launched.

"I was thinking if the umpire says he made a mistake on replay, I'd call it a no-hitter, perfect game. Just scratch it," St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "If I was Mr. Selig, in the best interest of the game. The guy got it and I'd give him his perfect game. But here again, I should just shut my mouth."

Javier:
At least they're going to expand the use of replay, well they're thinking about it but they better implement something. 

Jaydc:
Another black eye for the sport.

IRAN iz Gangsta!:
this type of shit happens in soccer ALL the time, it costs teams championships and more...this is nothing compared to that, people need to get over ONE bad call

Jaydc:

--- Quote from: IRAN iz Gangsta! on June 03, 2010, 04:21:33 PM ---this type of shit happens in soccer ALL the time, it costs teams championships and more...this is nothing compared to that, people need to get over ONE bad call

--- End quote ---

Shut the fuck up,blown calls happen in every sport,stop trying to bring soccer into this.This is baseball history.

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