Oh Bud Selig... You are an absolute joke, and ya have been for many years. The man is a bumbling buffoon and an incompetent commissioner. The man is clueless, and he needs to go. But I'm not just saying it because of the Armando situation, although that's the straw that broke the camel's back. I'm saying it because it's true, and his track record speaks for itself.
First off, addressing the issue at hand, Selig should over rule it. He can overturn the call, and then say "This is a one time thing. I'm only doing it because it's a perfect game, the last out of the game, and would have no affect on the overall outcome of the game." Bam, simple as that. That statement leaves no doors open for other managers going, "Well this ump blew the call..." He can make it so that it only applies in this situation, a perfect game ruined by an umpire. Thadeus McCotter said in a letter he wrote to Selig, that "only the truth will uphold and honor the integrity of the game; and the truth is that this game was perfect," addressing the issue of "preserving the integrity of the game." I couldn't agree more. I personally don't see the big deal about reversing this call. Jim Joyce wants it, Galarraga wants it, the fans want it, and many others have voiced their opinions on it. Including a former Cubs pitcher who had a perfect game lost on the 27th hitter on some controversy, Milt Pappas (lost his perfect game on a walk after the umpire called two straight close pitches balls. The batter later said after 1-2 I was giving up the AB.) He said about Selig's decision, "What an idiot. How the hell can [Selig] not do that? What is it, the integrity of the game? I can't believe that, after the umpire even admitted what he did," Pappas told Willie Weinbaum of ESPN's Enterprise Unit. "[Joyce] ruined the kid's perfect game and said so. Unbelievable. It's too bad." Obviously I got that quote from an article, and here it is: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5248118">
This isn't the only reason I hate Selig, like I said, it's just the straw that broke the camel's back. But where to begin... Well first off, he ignored steroids. He probably said to himself, "Hey, these guys are hitting home runs, fans are showin up, I'm makin money, I can dig it." But as soon as Congress came in, here comes Bud on his high horse, talking about how big a problem it is for the game. Are you telling me that you, not once, knew or heard anything about all the juicing going on in the 90's Bud? Are you kidding me? It was common knowledge amongst players, managers, and even general managers that a substantial amount of players were on roids, so you're telling me the commissioner was clueless? Not buying it, sorry.
And how about the all-star fiasco? He calls a game because the teams run out of pitchers, but then follows it up with the dumbest idea ever. In order to avoid the tie, he decides that home field advantage for the World Series hinges on guys that probably won't be on the team playing in it. And he thinks that's good for the game? If he's so big on tradition and the integrity of the game, how come he came up with that brilliant idea? I mean seriously, all-star games are supposed to be fun for the players, coaches and fans all involved, not actually have an impact. Absolutely absurd...
Bud Selig loves to just put his head in the sand and pretend everything is fine with the game. He tried to hide and avoid the steroid issue as well as the replay issue, which he botched. He gave in for home-runs, but that was it. My friend Sully said it best, "If you have replay, why limit it?" Good question, Mr. Selig you wanna answer that one? I didn't think so. (Even if somehow he read this, he wouldn't have an answer.) But it's really sad that it took something like this for him to even consider implementing a replay system, but that is the one positive of this whole disaster; old man Selig will finally let technology play apart in the game.
So, Mr. Bud Selig, if you really and truly want to hold the integrity of the game and do what's best for baseball, you will overturn the call, and then step down as commissioner. Please and thank you.
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