Almost Perfect!

A perfect game was thrown to the eye of the Tigers.
As later reply would show, indeed a perfect game was thrown.
Young 28 year old, Armando Galarraga, had 26 of the first outs of the game June 2 before Jason Donald came up to bat.
With all of Detroit fans on their feet they cheered as the last out was recorded for the third and final out, soon to be crushed by first base umpire, Jim Joyce, called Donald safe.
Everyone stunned, because Galarraga beat Donald to the bag.
The Tiger’s manager Jim Leyland came out to argue in a hurry. He gave his two cents in but Joyce still felt he had made the right call.
After the game Joyce saw the replay and realized he was wrong. He told 97.1 the ticket, Detroit’s sports radio, “… I took a perfect game away from that kid. ”
He said during the game he felt that he was correct, but after seeing reply he admitted he missed the call.
Joyce found Galarraga after the game and apologized. He told him he was sorry. Galarraga said that no one is perfect and admired Joyce for coming and finding him. He said that Joyce had tears in his eyes.
Major League Baseball asked Joyce if he wanted to work the following day. Joyce said yes and would take all the heat for his mistake.
The following day Chevrolet presented Galarraga with a brand new Corvette for his performance.
(I would have rather taken the perfect game.)
Joyce was the home plate umpire the next game and guess who presented the Tiger’s line-up card? None other than Galarraga. It was a good way for everyone to move on. Again Joyce had tears from the integrity of the pitcher.
It was one of the worst calls ever made, and that’s how Galarraga’s game will be remembered, but that’s what keeps baseball human.
None of this non sense reply. The game would take too long and it would change the game. You lose some you win some. That’s the point of the game.