“I just cost that kid a perfect game,” Joyce said. “I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay.”
Worth thinking about in the inexplicable hysteria over this tragedy: what would the reaction have been if this admittedly blown call occurred vs. the first batsman as opposed to the theoretical last? Please freak out accordingly. As in: not at all. Perfect games are extremely rare. Too bad that it played out in this way, but operator error is, was, and always will be a significant part of that rarity. Three in a month’s time is plainly a move against nature.
This is also why God caused the oil spill, by the way.
Lemkin 