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Should Bud Selig reverse the call and award Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga the perfect game?

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Should Bud Selig reverse the call and award Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga the perfect game?

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Yes! Yes! Yes. This is without a doubt a unique circumstance that must be rectified. Let’s look at the facts. Fact 1: It was a missed call. Replay illustrates he was out by a step. Fact 2: The Umpire agrees that he blew the call. Fact 3: The outcome of the game will not be affected if the play is reversed and a perfect game is awarded. Fact 4: No one loses anything if the play is reversed. The following chain of events needs to occur. 1: Jason Donald needs to say he is willing to have his hit ruled an out and award a perfect game to Galaragga. 2: The umpire needs to make a formal statement to Bud Selig and the MLB that he missed the call and it should be reversed. 3: The Tigers organization, on behalf of Galarraga, should appeal the call. Even though Bud Selig just announced that he would not reverse the call, I feel this is a blatant mistake by the league. This will only further isolate fans from the game and start prompting further heated debate on the use of Instant Replay. Also, wh

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