Reinstate

When you know you've made such a blatant mistake, when you know your action has so deeply affected an entire sport, when you know you've blown the most important call of your career, there is no question that you should do the right thing and reinstate what could have been.

Armando Galarraga's perfect game, and yes, it was a perfect game, last night, was ruined by a missed call by veteran umpire Jim Joyce. On the 27th batter of a perfect night, Galarraga allowed a soft grounder to the right side, and as he ran to cover first base on a throw from Miguel Cabrera, probably experienced the thrill of being on the doorstep of history only to see the door slammed in his face by Mr. Joyce. I saw the condensed game today and to be honest, it was one of the most emotional baseball moments I've ever watched. To see the look on Galarraga's face, I just felt soooo terrible for him.

There is no argument that Galarraga's name should be in the history books of Major League Baseball. There's no argument that he did in fact pitch the 21st perfect game in Major League history last night. And though I do feel for Jim Joyce too, I feel it's the right decision to reinstate that perfecto. Galarraga deserves it. Joyce deserves it. Baseball deserves it.

This would have been the 3rd perfect game in less than a month and the 4th no hitter of the 2010 season. It should have been a historical night at Comerica Park. But to lose it on a call that was SO OBVIOUSLY WRONG (out by at least half a step), it really is a shame.

At the French Open, boy is it ever interesting! Federer's streak of 21 consecutive GS quarters has been snapped. Both Williams Sisters have been sent packing. Djokovic is down. Justin Hein is down. It's going to be a very interseting four days to the final!

My pick to win it all are Nadal and Dementieva. We'll see. Roland Garros is a mysterious place these days!

-D