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Tonight Armando Galarraga threw 8 2/3 perfect baseball innings for the Detroit Tigers. The next batter, the 27th of the game hit a grounder to first. The first baseman fielded the ball cleanly and tossed it to a covering would-be perfect Galarraga who made an imperfect catch of the throw. The snow-cone appearance of a nearly dropped ball prompted a call of safe though replay shows the runner was out.
Travesty? Do we need official instant-replay review in baseball? Should replay be used just this once to grant perfection to Galarraga?
I say no.
If replay is to be used on this one play, then replay should be used on every play (maybe every pitch) of the game to ensure every call was solid. In fact, review should be made of each of the 20 games currently listed as 'perfect' (where available as these date back pre 1890).
There is a lot of talk that THIS PLAY justifies review and little talk of what REALLY goes into a perfect game. Great pitching is only part of the equation. Outstanding plays in the field and at least one run scored before the pitcher leaves the game are also required.
Perhaps MOST important to a perfect game isn't perfect umpiring, but, in its absence, for all bad calls to go the pitcher's way.
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My favorite part of the story: The ump went to the pitcher postgame, gave him a man hug and said he was sorry.
The pitcher replied, "hey man, nobody's perfect."
Let's think of it this way -- the first 28-out perfect game in MLB history.
That's how it will read on Galarraga's epitaph.
Yup -- and it is the only 2010 Perfecto anyone will remember 10 years from now.
Baseball? Do grown men still play and follow baseball? Baseball is for little leaguers and their Dads.
Let's get to the meat of a real sports scandal -- PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) in Championship Poker.
There is a common drug out there which allows pro players to hide tells, read tells and play without steaming out.
The drug? Mary Jane. Bud. Marijuana.
Once the cards and chips are down, its all probability, reads and controlling your eye twitch.
Green tables, Green dollars and Red eyes, baby.
Refer Madness, it is.
http://www.pokerkingblog.com/2007/08/10/does-smoking-marijuana-make-you-a-better-poker-player/
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