Galarraga Redefines Selig's Holy Human Element
Friday, June 4, 2010 at 3:20PM 
Pitcher's Forgiveness
Keeps It A Perfect Game
By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
Sure Bud Selig's antiquated approach to governing America's pastime could use a makeover, but I'm not completely soured by his decision to keep Armando Galarraga's imperfect game as it stands.
Our narrow-sighted culture only seems to recognize what's tangible -- money, fake tits and our favorite slugger's home run total.
If ever something could have been better, we cry that it wasn't and under the bus we throw those responsible.
+ JIM JOYCE: Portrait Of An Umpire As An Honest Man
+ WORLD CUP: Meet The 2010 OGS World Cup Writers
+ MORE WORLD CUP: Pre-Tournament Coverage
+ NBA: Is Paul Pierce The League's Third-Best Player?
Armando Galarraga finished off that complete game Wednesday and it would have been great for him to have gotten credit for such an accomplishment.
But a man regarded as one of the best at his profession made an honest mistake, then, at his first opportunity, admitted it for every newspaper and online publication in the world. He felt terrible, but we piled on anyway, not giving a second thought to the fact that we screw up at work probably more often than Jim Joyce does, and we do so under little or no pressure and without the media microscope.
The human element that Selig insists on preserving in baseball was indeed at play Wednesday and Thursday. Only it wasn't an umpire's mistake; it was Galarraga's tender forgiveness. I realize we won't be able to profit from such an outstanding gesture of sportsmanship, but it's more than enough for Wednesday's game to remain a perfect one in my memory for many years to come.
Armando Galarraga, Jim Joyce
Reader Comments (4)
Galarraga would have been the what, 12th perfect pitcher in MLB history, and the 3rd this season alone. Now he is the first to get the perfect game and have it ripped away from him. Which do you think will be remembered longer? I say the latter.
I fully agree. Wouldn't it be great to think Joyce's honesty and Galarraga's sportsmanlike gesture will become contagious in the sports world?
These jerseys men football jerseys which are interestingly termed retro basketball jerseys sports jerseys store are old school. Here is an example,football jerseys for youth men football jerseys, Brazil Team World Cup Soccer Jersey Kobe’s jersey at the present time, but the Lakers look 20 years ago. That would be an example of the throwback kind. Sports stars put them on now and again during games also.
Most of these jerseys NBA basketball jerseys state they’re replicas,Designer Handbags sports jerseys store, yet in fact aren’t. They are the cheapest ones cheap nike shoxmen basketball jerseysout there. They’ve screen imprinted lettering, Women's Handbags additionally are made of the least expensive fabrics availableNike Nike Air Max Shoes.