The Umpire Was Out!

You know all those catcalls from the bleachers:  "Are you BLIND ?"  "Who do you play for?"
"Come on, Ump, get your head in the game!  And many more too graphic to mention.

But in this case, Jim Joyce admitted that his call of safe at first base was WRONG.  Of course, he admitted it after the damage had been done.  Joyce in his own words said, "I just cost that kid a perfect game." 

The kid is Armando Galarraga and he couldn't have been nicer. And he couldn't have  made a better play. This is the pinultimate case for the dreaded replay in a disputed play in baseball as it is used in other sports.  Yeah, maybe it takes away from the old time drama of the game or maybe it causes umpires to be more careful with their big calls....whatever the case, this might just be the case that causes baseball to get into the 20th century. Yes, I know I said 20th.

It may take a fan uprising on the tools of this century like the computer's facebook, emails, blogs and websites to get the attention of the Commissioner.  I, for one, say, "Let's go for it!"