Dude!
With the Indians actually riding a winning streak – OK, it was just one game – and facing Armando Galarraga, who entered the game with a career record of 20-18 and making only his fourth start of the season, there was a real chance the Tribe could get a little momentum going.
So, of course, Galarraga comes out and throws a near perfect game, retiring the first 26 batters before firstbase umpire Jim Joyce makes one of the worst calls possible, somehow missing the fact that Jason Donald was out by at least a step on his ground ball to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
While it seems hard to believe Galarraga could come up with such a dominating performance, it shouldn’t be that surprising – the Indians entered the game 12th in the league in hitting and fielded a lineup with five players hitting under .260 on the season.
If every game was this interesting, we might actually tune in more often.
Red Right 88 