Well, yeah. There are 20 perfect games in baseball history. But the ultimate measure of an enforcement mechanism is whether or not it disrupted the competitive balance of a game. It did not.
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I put the perfect game is much rarer than a win. I was watching and I was > psyched that I'd get to see the play. Nobody would be bitching if that call > cost them the game. > > So this is much *worse* than if it cost the team the game. > > I think the ump should have given the perfect game the benefit of the > doubt. But it seems that Joyce had no doubts about the call until he saw > the replay. > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Two points, first this error--while HUGE--did not impact the outcome of >> the game. Just robbed someone of a personal and historic achievement. >> >> Second, I'd be fine with some limited instant reply on the bases. I just >> don't like the idea of a computer calling balls and strikes. It'd be handing >> over too much control of a game to a computer with a TV camera. >> >> There's a difference between using technology to support the umps and >> using it to replace them. I can support the former, but not the latter. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was watching the play and thinking, "I hope this isn't a close play >>> that comes down to the Ump." My bad. >>> >>> Someone will have to tell my why having umps making "human mistakes" adds >>> to the game. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I once attended a Cape Cod League game where a Yarmouth pitcher was >>>> denied his second consecutive no-hitter by a blown call at 1b. >>>> >>>> And I thought THAT up was a big douchebag for blowing it. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> The heat has been turned up uncomfortably now - instant reply can not >>>>> be ignored any longer. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Larry's mobile device >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> After Jim Joyce's catastrophe tonight, I'm off the fence and on >>>>> board with Ray. 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