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== Armando Galarraga perfect game controversy ==
== Armando Galarraga perfect game controversy ==
On June 2, 2010, Joyce called baserunner [[Jason Donald (baseball)|Jason Donald]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]] safe at first base. Had the call gone the other way, pitcher [[Armando Galarraga]] of the [[Detroit Tigers]] would have completed a [[perfect game]], having retired the previous 26 Indians batters without allowing a single baserunner. Replays show<ref>http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/369639/109864486-a0d6984ed80f966764b1ac26d1cca469.4c06fe90-scaled.jpg</ref> that the call was incorrect, and that Donald had in fact been safe at first.<ref>http://www.detnews.com/article/20100602/SPORTS0104/6020433/Tigers--Armando-Galarraga-loses-perfect-game-on-controversial-call</ref>
On June 2, 2010, Joyce called baserunner [[Jason Donald (baseball)|Jason Donald]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]] safe at first base. Had the call gone the other way, pitcher [[Armando Galarraga]] of the [[Detroit Tigers]] would have completed a [[perfect game]], having retired the previous 26 Indians batters without allowing a single baserunner. Replays show<ref>http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/369639/109864486-a0d6984ed80f966764b1ac26d1cca469.4c06fe90-scaled.jpg</ref> that the call was incorrect, and that Donald had in fact been out at first.<ref>http://www.detnews.com/article/20100602/SPORTS0104/6020433/Tigers--Armando-Galarraga-loses-perfect-game-on-controversial-call</ref>


Tigers' color commentators said that "The Tigers' fans have been cheated out of the greatest pitching experience in Tiger history."<ref>Tigers Radio Broadcast, June 2, 2010</ref> Joyce spoke with the media following the game and admitted he made a mistake: "I just cost the kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I saw the replay. It was the biggest call of my career."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/06/detroits-armando-galarraga-3-outs-from-another-perfect-game/1 |title=Missed call leaves Detroit's Armando Galarraga one out shy of perfect game |work=USA Today |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref> Joyce apologized to Galarraga following the game after he saw the replay.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=323413 |title=Blown call costs Tigers' Galarraga perfect game |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wezner |first=Paul |title=Despite Blown Call, Class Acts All Around |publisher=Scout with FoxSports.com |date=June 3, 2010 |url=http://tigers.scout.com/2/974557.html |accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref> A perfect game by Galarraga would have set a Major League record of three perfect games in twenty-three days. While calls were made for commissioner [[Bud Selig]] to overturn the call and award Galarraga a perfect game, the Tigers organization said it would make no such appeal. Selig acknowleged the game should have ended differently, but said he would not reverse the decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5248118 |title=Selig will not reverse blown call |publisher=ESPN |date=2010-06-03 |accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref>
Tigers' color commentators said that "The Tigers' fans have been cheated out of the greatest pitching experience in Tiger history."<ref>Tigers Radio Broadcast, June 2, 2010</ref> Joyce spoke with the media following the game and admitted he made a mistake: "I just cost the kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I saw the replay. It was the biggest call of my career."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/06/detroits-armando-galarraga-3-outs-from-another-perfect-game/1 |title=Missed call leaves Detroit's Armando Galarraga one out shy of perfect game |work=USA Today |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref> Joyce apologized to Galarraga following the game after he saw the replay.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=323413 |title=Blown call costs Tigers' Galarraga perfect game |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wezner |first=Paul |title=Despite Blown Call, Class Acts All Around |publisher=Scout with FoxSports.com |date=June 3, 2010 |url=http://tigers.scout.com/2/974557.html |accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref> A perfect game by Galarraga would have set a Major League record of three perfect games in twenty-three days. While calls were made for commissioner [[Bud Selig]] to overturn the call and award Galarraga a perfect game, the Tigers organization said it would make no such appeal. Selig acknowleged the game should have ended differently, but said he would not reverse the decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5248118 |title=Selig will not reverse blown call |publisher=ESPN |date=2010-06-03 |accessdate=2010-06-03}}</ref>

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James A. Joyce III (born October 3, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League (AL) from 1987 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He attended Bowling Green State University. He wears uniform number 66 (he wore uniform number 6 while in the American League). His strike call is extremely loud and enthusiastic, similar to that of now-retired umpire Bruce Froemming. Joyce came to prominence in 2010 after he made an incorrect call at first base that cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game, a mistake immediately described as one of "the worst of the last 25 years".[1][2]

Umpiring career

Joyce has umpired in the All-Star Game (1994 and 2001), the Division Series (1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003), the League Championship Series (1997, 2004, 2006), and the World Series (1999 and 2001). After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1977, he umpired in the Midwest League (1978–1979), the Florida Instructional League (1978), the Texas League (1980), the Pacific Coast League (1981–1986, 1988), the International League (1987), and the Dominican League (1983).

Armando Galarraga perfect game controversy

On June 2, 2010, Joyce called baserunner Jason Donald of the Cleveland Indians safe at first base. Had the call gone the other way, pitcher Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers would have completed a perfect game, having retired the previous 26 Indians batters without allowing a single baserunner. Replays show[3] that the call was incorrect, and that Donald had in fact been out at first.[4]

Tigers' color commentators said that "The Tigers' fans have been cheated out of the greatest pitching experience in Tiger history."[5] Joyce spoke with the media following the game and admitted he made a mistake: "I just cost the kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I saw the replay. It was the biggest call of my career."[6] Joyce apologized to Galarraga following the game after he saw the replay.[7][8] A perfect game by Galarraga would have set a Major League record of three perfect games in twenty-three days. While calls were made for commissioner Bud Selig to overturn the call and award Galarraga a perfect game, the Tigers organization said it would make no such appeal. Selig acknowleged the game should have ended differently, but said he would not reverse the decision.[9]

The incident led to renewed calls for MLB to expand its video replay system that was introduced in 2010 and limited only to disputed home run calls.[10][11]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kepner, Tyler (2010-06-03). "Perfect game is thwarted by faulty call". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ^ "Umpire: 'I just cost that kid a perfect game'". ESPN. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  3. ^ http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/369639/109864486-a0d6984ed80f966764b1ac26d1cca469.4c06fe90-scaled.jpg
  4. ^ http://www.detnews.com/article/20100602/SPORTS0104/6020433/Tigers--Armando-Galarraga-loses-perfect-game-on-controversial-call
  5. ^ Tigers Radio Broadcast, June 2, 2010
  6. ^ "Missed call leaves Detroit's Armando Galarraga one out shy of perfect game". USA Today. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  7. ^ "Blown call costs Tigers' Galarraga perfect game". The Sports Network. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  8. ^ Wezner, Paul (June 3, 2010). "Despite Blown Call, Class Acts All Around". Scout with FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  9. ^ "Selig will not reverse blown call". ESPN. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  10. ^ Schwarz, Alan (2010-06-03). "Replay Gets Another Look After a Gaffe Seen by All". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  11. ^ Perkins, Dave (2010-06-03). "Time has come for baseball to expand replay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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