MercenaryChef Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Am I the only one who cares WAY more about Griffey retiring than this botched call?The guy was the best player in baseball for a good chunk of the 90s. He was knocking home runs left and right without even a hint of PEDs. And his smile made you think he was still a kid out there, enjoying a game, instead of going to work.Knew he had to hang 'em up eventually, but I was hoping he'd go out in a blaze of glory.living in the northwest all my life i loved griffey. he was the man. the buhner, griffey, a-rod mariners were amazing. i loved them. again, i will say i loved griffey. his retirement was a foregone conclusion. he always would retire. all players do. only nineteen have ever had a perfect game. a 20th would have been historic upon a historic event. and it was stolen.but, still i am glad to see griffey hang it up. injuries ruined his career, but he bounced back again and again. the man was always a classy player. i wish him the best with his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Am I the only one who cares WAY more about Griffey retiring than this botched call?The guy was the best player in baseball for a good chunk of the 90s. He was knocking home runs left and right without even a hint of PEDs. And his smile made you think he was still a kid out there, enjoying a game, instead of going to work.Knew he had to hang 'em up eventually, but I was hoping he'd go out in a blaze of glory.This is going to sound weird, and I can't quite describe why, but seeing Griffey with his hat backwards used to make me feel like summertime. Does that make any sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Stark Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Well that was awfully disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I do not even know what to say after that fucking call. At least he admitted that he blew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Kilimaro Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ken Griffey retiring - Farrah Fawcett dyingPerfect game stolen - Michael Jackson dyingThis is a great analogy. Wow, that was unbelievably bad on that call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Week Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Ken Griffey retiring - Farrah Fawcett dyingPerfect game stolen - Michael Jackson dyingHm, so...Ken Griffey is what we should care about more. Good, glad that was cleared up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 This is going to sound weird, and I can't quite describe why, but seeing Griffey with his hat backwards used to make me feel like summertime. Does that make any sense?Makes perfect sense to me. Despite not being a Mariner's fan, he's part of why I grew to love baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Makes perfect sense to me. Despite not being a Mariner's fan, he's part of why I grew to love baseball.Found It.—Baseball fans across the nation admitted Monday that the sight of Ken Griffey Jr. in a backwards baseball cap—an iconic image that once filled fans with joy and promise and a feeling that maybe, just maybe, eternal youth was possible—now makes them feel completely and utterly depressed."To see him wear his hat like that is actually heartbreaking," 27-year-old Seattle resident Peter Morley said of Griffey, who is hitting .152 this spring training. "It just doesn't look right anymore, you know? It doesn't look natural.""Maybe it's because his face is fatter," Morley added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Griffey retiring just makes me sad. My favorite player growing up was Ripken, and then Halladay took over in the last decade or so, but Griffey was always a blast to watch.The ump's call, on the other hand, makes me sick. So gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Storm Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Griffy should have retired at the end of last year. I am just happy he was able to finish in Seattle, he should never have left. The blown call that ruined the perfect game is a big deal now; however, Griffy retiring will be a bigger long term story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Griffey retiring just makes me sad. My favorite player growing up was Ripken, and then Halladay took over in the last decade or so, but Griffey was always a blast to watch.The ump's call, on the other hand, makes me sick. So gross.Right, so let's buck the internet trend and talk glowingly of happy things! While Griffey's retirement is a sad day for the game, it is an end to a stunning career that has brought joy to many. So much talent, so young, he was incredible to see. It never felt as bad to lose to Seattle, because at least Griffey was on their team and I couldn't stay mad at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalThor Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I do not even know what to say after that fucking call. At least he admitted that he blew it.And even made a personal apology to Galarraga.Detroit Free Press(Being a native Detroiter I'm afraid to read the nearly 600 comments the story has already generated.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I definitely feel sympathy for Jim Joyce. Galarraga is not the sort of player who can just wait for the next time he is perfect. Not gonna happen. He's a muggle who got to be a wizard for just one day. And that day was snatched away.Appreciate the way he is putting on his big boy pants and accepting that he was just wrong. But for future reference umps, if you aren't SURE SURE, tie base goes to the man with the perfecto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliban Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 You have to consider all the bizarre things that went into the 26 straight outs before that blown call. A sharp grounder ricocheting off Galaragga and going straight to the third baseman. The 400 foot out in the ninth. Im sure there were others, i havent seen all the outs. Galaragga doesnt have great stuff. He doesnt 'deserve' anything.I can promise you that Mark fucking Gudrielanek isnt squaring up a ball against kerry wood the day he k'd 20. The Buerhle, Braden and now gallaraga games are just luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I have to say, Galarraga handled it pretty well. I imagine most players would go all George Brett on the ump and get majorly pissed off. Maybe he realized he was lucky enough just to get that close. At least Jim Joyce seemed to genuinely feel regret about it. It only marginally reduces the crime, though. From what I understand, Selig may overturn the call, but that's hardly the same... you're still robbed of the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 It wasn't a tie. He was clearly out.Not even a little bit close.Yeah, the Austin Jackson catch was pretty amazing.It was indeed. I also love Verlander's reaction there. He was going mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brude Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Just saw about the blown call/perfect game - quite possibly the single worst call I've seen since Jeffrey Maier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymeria Sand Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 How did the ump blow that call? He was out by a mile!Will the commissioner reverse it and give Galarraga the perfect game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perin Stone Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 How did the ump blow that call? He was out by a mile!Will the commissioner reverse it and give Galarraga the perfect game?I got home and turned on the Yankees game to see the replay of the Jackson catch and mention of the perfect game in progress. I quickly switched to the Tigers game in time to see the play. I am still shocked by it. By all accounts, Joyce is a good umpire. I can't imagine what he was thinking. Unless the runner was past the bag, how do you call him safe?There's no way Selig does anything about this game except drop his opposition to instant replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymeria Sand Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I don't know if anyone's see this yet, but Ken Griffey Jr. has retired:http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37478734/ns/sports-baseball/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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