Despicable, embarrassing, awful, disgraceful, are just some of the adjectives I‘ve heard in the past 48 hours describing Jim Joyce’s missed call at first, which cost Detroit Tiger starting pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Many have labeled this just another “Black Eye” for baseball, but I see it as one of it’s shining moments.
Topics covered here: Difference between 4-seam, 2-seam, slider and “back-door” breaking ball; does a bases loaded walk earn an RBI and if so why; middle infielders phantom touch of second base on double plays, in the park grand slam homeruns, Padres current NL rank in errors committed.
Topics discussed here: Padre All-Star candidates; Padres shoppers or sellers and what is current need; details seen on Tony Gwynn statue; Mets’ bullpen choice to bring in lefty; most runs scored by a Padre ball club and my unknown involvement…
Despicable, embarrassing, awful, disgraceful, are just some of the adjectives I‘ve heard in the past 48 hours describing Jim Joyce’s missed call at first, which cost Detroit Tiger starting pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Many have labeled this just another “Black Eye” for baseball, but I see it as one of it’s shining moments.
