Close call I’d probably be little miffed if I were a Mariner fan. Looks like he went to me though. And I know I’ve seen countless hitters called out on identical check swings. Read an article by some guy questioning it, it seemed what he was really mad about was that they cut away from his precious Yankees for 10 minutes (out of what like 6 hours?) to show it nationwide.
Twice umpires have screwed guys out of perfect games, Milt Pappas and especially the pitiable Armando Galarraga, it’s a shame Bud Selig didn’t have the balls to rectify that latter situation. So I’m glad that didn’t occur again.
You know what Hawk Harrelson would have said,
YES HE DID, HE GONE!!!! COME ON AJ, YEEEEEEEESSSSS!!
Why or why did this game have to be on Fox?! At least Joe Buck and Tim McCarver didn’t call it (not that Dave Sims and Eric Karros did a particularly good job). I presume they were in Boston.
Meanwhile, the team that drafted Humber (Mets) is still in search of it’s first no-hitter.
It was a treat to see the conclusion of only the 21st perfect game ever. Screw the Red Sux getting blown out.
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver were in Boston.
“Meanwhile, the team that drafted Humber (Mets) is still in search of it’s first no-hitter.”
Yes. I thought Tom Seaver threw one for them, but he did that with the Reds, after the Mets traded him. IIRC, Seaver, while with the Mets came within one out of a perfect game against the Cubs though. Close but no cigar.
And it's fun that even the Cubs won. Yesterday, Chicago had a perfect day! Screw the losers saying he didn't swing, he sure as hell did. I rewatched the play 40 times, the Johnny Damon swing in the 2005 ALDS to El Duque wasn't even as far and he was called out. F$%^^ the haters!