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Commissioner Bud Selig says he'll look at expanded instant replay in wake of blown call … NEW YORK — Commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted blown call that cost Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. — Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball will look …
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Jeff Riger / Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket:
Jim Joyce Right After He Robbed Armando Galarraga Of A Perfect Game — Listen To Jim Joyce After The Game..http://bit.ly/axl01b 3 hours ago
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Keitholbermann / Baseball Nerd:
You're (Blankin') Out! Give Him The Perfect Game! (Updated) — SECOND UPDATE: The Detroit News posts a very unusual story about the possibility that the Tigers have contacted, or will contact, MLB to in some way protest or seek to reverse Jim Joyce's mistaken “safe” …
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Joe Posnanski:
The Lesson of Jim Joyce — There was something beautiful lost in the Jim Joyce fiasco, something that I hope I remember for as long as I remember the blown call. Yes, it's hard to think about beautiful things when you have just watched one of the most absurd injustices in the history of baseball.
Curt Schilling / ESPN:
Missed perfection hurts pitcher and umpire … Baseball Tonight Live … Touch 'Em All
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Micheline Maynard / New York Times:
Almost-Perfect Pitcher Lauded as Debate Persists — DETROIT — No one here would have been surprised if Thursday's game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians had begun with a nasty display toward Jim Joyce, the umpire whose admittedly wrong call cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game the night before.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
On Baseball: One Out From Perfect Game, Tigers Pitcher Is Thwarted by Umpire's Call
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Instant. Replay. Now.
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Fox Sports:
Griffey felt pressured by Wakamatsu? — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Read his statement. — Ken Griffey Jr. chose his words carefully, saying " …
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Baseball America:
The BA Draft — Three of our experts take their own turns picking talent … 1. NATIONALS (Conor). Well, this is a no-brainer. He was the wire-to-wire favorite and obviously I'm going with JC of Southern Nevada catcher Bryce Harper here. Having the No. 1 overall pick is obviously bittersweet …
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Andy Seiler / MLB Bonus Baby:
Mock Draft #8 - First Round — It's time for another mock draft, as things are starting to really get moving. Teams are in draft meetings now, so a lot will be changing, but follow the jump after the first pick to see how things are standing now. — 1. Washington Nationals - Bryce Harper …
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TSN.ca:
LEE'S NINTH-INNING BLAST COMPLETES RALLY AS ASTROS CLIP NATS — The Sports Network — Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Carlos Lee hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, as the Houston Astros scored three times in the frame to come back and shock the Washington Nationals …
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AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Parra to start in Bush's place — Dave Bush, who has been dealing with a blister on his right middle finger in his last two starts, won't make his next one. The Brewers just announced that left-hander Manny Parra would start in Bush's place on Sunday in St. Louis.
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Dan Connolly / Orioles Insider:
Is this Trembley's last game? — When the Orioles take the field today at Yankee Stadium, there is a growing likelihood that Dave Trembley will be managing the team for the last time. I know you've heard that before. It's maddening for everyone involved, especially Trembley …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper ejected, and suspended, perhaps ending amateur career — GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Bryce Harper, the 17-year-old wonderboy who raised questions with his immaturity, may have let his temper prematurely end his amateur career. — Harper, expected to be the first selection Monday …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Royals Claim Kanekoa Texeira — The Royals claimed pitcher Kanekoa Texeira off of waivers from the Mariners and designated right-hander Brad Thompson for assignment to make room for Texeira, according to a team press release. — The Mariners designated Texeira and Jesus Colome for assignment two days ago.
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Recap: Red Sox 6, Athletics 4 — Another roll of Dice — THE BIG PICTURE — The question, posed only half-seriously to Red Sox [team stats] manager Terry Francona before last night's game, drew a frank response. Asked what may be expected from right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats], Francona said, “I don't know.”
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