Another perfect game?

My .02, would it have changed the outcome of the actual game?<br>
If not....why the stink? Its just a statistic, and not the one that matters.

<blockquote><strong class="quote-title">adamsredlines wrote:</strong>
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Its just a statistic, and not the one that matters.</blockquote>KA-POW we have a winner!<br>This one from ex-football coach Herm Edwards " You play to win the game"<br>Many calls are as bad or worse, but BOY the timing on this one. WHEW !!!<br><br>

Yah, that's great, but making history is fun too.

Some excellent discussions of the subject, from the NY Times...<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/should-a-bad-call-change-baseball/?hp">should a bad call change baseball?</a>

realize the Mariners game ended on a bad call the same night one which could have affected the outcome. I think replay should probably be introduced but needs to be done at the start of a season not as a reaction to a bad call.

<blockquote><strong class="quote-title">adamsredlines wrote:</strong>
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My .02, would it have changed the outcome of the actual game?<br>If not....why the stink? Its just a statistic, and not the one that matters.</blockquote>I'd say baseball is the one sport where the statistic one would typically think would be most important is actually secondary. The two home run leaders? One World Series title. Remember 1998, McGwire vs. Sosa? Neither team was going anywhere. Or Ripken's iron man pursuit. The Orioles weren't good that year. Nolan Ryan? 7 No-Hitters, a ton of strikeouts and an almost .500 winning percentage. The list goes on.<br><br>Baseball is HR's, ERA's, RBI's, slugging %, no-hitters, right handed batting average versus lefties, how does this dude perfom with 2 men on base, etc. It's ALL about the stats. <br><br>

I love Baseball, it's the greastest team sport,in the world. But, ump blew the call! Selig, is not a good commisioner! Joyce, said he blew. Should the call be changed, Yes! But, no rules in place for this, yet. Maribell is right, on one thing, game needs to change, on replays. But you change this call, than you have to change all of the close calls. People will say, it will make the game longer than it is already. Freak them! When you pay, the most for any ticket in baseball, the New York teams. For there prices, i want to stay as long as i can.

<blockquote><strong class="quote-title">chrish284 wrote:</strong><hr>The Umps this year, sure seem like they aren't up to par. In the last several weeks, I can't believe the BS they are rolling out.<br><br>
Hey Dave, stop peeing the pool! Don't you have an appointment with the SpeedoFansUnite.com?</blockquote><br>You're slipping Chris back to comedy class for you, work on another "Lenscrafters" jewel!!!! YEEAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!! Baseball..... It's FAN....tas..boring......

Dave, just cuz you got off the ashtray blast, doesn't mean your quittin' your day job and moving to Hollywood. You keep clickin' pictures of show ponies and I'll keep blasting rocks and we'll be just fine. You did just use this phrase after all, "It's FAN....tas..boring".

Just want to say... after all that's been said here, and after talking to a lot of folks, and reading about it... I've changed my mind. It would still be my personal preference to not have instant replay, but it looks like there are many great reasons, and popular opinion is overwhelmingly for it, so I'm okay with it with the following proviso's:<br><br>
1. The Ump's determine when it should be used, as in basketball - NOT the manager or players.<br>
2. Like football, the call by the Ump on the field is absolute UNLESS there's overwhelming, conclusive evidence to overturn it.<br>
3. The rule is changed between seasons (for obvious reasons)<br>
4. The call on Garallaga should NOT be reversed, otherwise it would open up a hornet's nest of players who had big plays negated by an ump's call wanting their calls to be reversed.<br><br>
And someone already pointed this out, but heard on the radio this morning: "Anybody heard of Roy Halladay? Or Dallas Braden? Me neither. But they both pitched perfect games, both this year! And they've already been forgotten... But Armando Garallaga will forever be remembered as the pitcher who ALMOST pitched a perfect game."