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Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga pitcher lost a perfect game tonight in Detroit on a blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce. Indian batter Jaon Donald was rules safe on a play that realys confirmed wasn’t even close. Now, instead of a young pitcher acheiving his lifelong dream of pitching the perfect game, he has [...]

Please submit your resignation Bud Selig, because this website will not rest until you do and pay for the crimes you have committed against baseball. Had instant replay been in use tonight in Game 2 of the World Series, the false double-play in the bottom of the seventh would have been overturned and the Yankees [...]

Fortunately for Tim McLelland and the rest of the umpiring crew at last night’s game 4 between the Yankees & Angels, the Yankees ran up the score and the bad calls didn’t impact the game’s outcome. But the sad and troubling fact remains: video replay is exposing not just inconsistent strike zones, but flat out [...]

As if freezing their asses off weren’t enough to drive Rockies fans and players crazy, they had to accept Chase Utley’s foul ball as a hit in the ninth inning of a crucial tie game 3 last night tin Denver. Utley fouled a pitch off his knee and ran to first base where he wa [...]

In a potential playoff preview, the Angels got a preview of what kind of treatment visiting teams get at Fenway. With bases loaded, two outs and a full count in the ninth and the Angles clinging to a 1-run lead, Halos reliever Brian Fuentes delivered a pitch straight down the middle (obviously) and batter Nick [...]

You’d think the Colorado Rockies would be pleased about beating wildcard rival San Francisco in extra inning in Denver on Monday night, but they weren’t. According to some of his Rocky teammates, catcher Yorvit Torrealba was called derogatory names by second base umpire Bill Miller while Torrealba was a baserunner late in the game. In [...]