Joe Soriano
O.J. LewisA True Hero
June 15th 2010 16:59
For all you people out there that criticized Jim Joyce, this is for you. Joyce was voted as the best umpire in a survey answered by players, not by lazy people that don't know crap.
I'm sorry, but a ton of fans out there sit around and act like they know all. Yeah, well I doubt you know Tim McClelland. Oh that's right, McClelland was number two on the ballot. He took a lot of heat for his ALCS call in the Angels and Yankees game, which was regarded as much worse as Joyce's call.
Look, everybody makes mistakes. For Joyce and Tim, their mistakes came at horrible times. It was bad luck. For instance, I saw a terrible call against Alcides Escobar at first in a game against the Angels. Escobar beat the throw, but it was close. He was called out. It was a simple mistake.
Beyond the point, people see things from different angles. That's what makes everyone unique. Plus, the human error allows intrigue to the games. These mistakes have woven the game into what it is.
When you look at Jim Joyce, he displayed ultimate class. He is the perfect example of a class act. He apologized, and did everything right. For those of you whiners- "Oh he messed up a perfect game, we should mess it up- just blame it on Bud Selig if anyone.
Galarraga handled himself well. It was mainly a collection of bad luck, as it usually is in these cases. After this post, I want to move on from all of this. This is all over. Yesterday was yesterday. Baseball is baseball. There will be another great moment to cherish in the near future. Bank on it like a Tim Duncan shot.
I'm sorry, but a ton of fans out there sit around and act like they know all. Yeah, well I doubt you know Tim McClelland. Oh that's right, McClelland was number two on the ballot. He took a lot of heat for his ALCS call in the Angels and Yankees game, which was regarded as much worse as Joyce's call.
Look, everybody makes mistakes. For Joyce and Tim, their mistakes came at horrible times. It was bad luck. For instance, I saw a terrible call against Alcides Escobar at first in a game against the Angels. Escobar beat the throw, but it was close. He was called out. It was a simple mistake.
Beyond the point, people see things from different angles. That's what makes everyone unique. Plus, the human error allows intrigue to the games. These mistakes have woven the game into what it is.
When you look at Jim Joyce, he displayed ultimate class. He is the perfect example of a class act. He apologized, and did everything right. For those of you whiners- "Oh he messed up a perfect game, we should mess it up- just blame it on Bud Selig if anyone.
Galarraga handled himself well. It was mainly a collection of bad luck, as it usually is in these cases. After this post, I want to move on from all of this. This is all over. Yesterday was yesterday. Baseball is baseball. There will be another great moment to cherish in the near future. Bank on it like a Tim Duncan shot.
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