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Robbed Pitcher, Honest Ump Do the Right Thing

(June 3) -- Umpire Jim Joyce's blown call that cost Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game ignited a firestorm of criticism on the Web. The controversy over Wednesday night's most-talked-about baseball moment has overshadowed the classy way both men responded to what happened. Galarraga, who'd been brought up...

Jim Joyce Declared Dead on Wikipedia Following Perfect Game Gaffe

Umpire Jim Joyce's blown call at first base that denied Armando Galarraga a perfect game was the last mistake he would ever make, at least according to his hastily edited Wikipedia page. A quick update to the user-edited online encylclopedia declared Joyce, the "very worst ump in Major League Baseball," dead June...

Jim Joyce's Flub Shows Need for Accountability More Than Replay

The only saving grace of this will be if Jim Joyce turns out to be the last straw. Joyce blew a call Wednesday that cost Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. People will call for expanded instant replay to ensure it doesn't happen again. This isn't about instant replay. How do you institute replay when there...

Umpire Jim Joyce's Blown Call Costs Armando Galarraga Perfect Game

A blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Galarraga set down 26 straight Indians Wednesday night and stood one out away from the third perfect game of 2010 when he got shortstop Jason Donald to ground a slow roller to first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Galarraga...

Perfect Game Cements Roy Halladay's Elite Status

Before, during and after the Phillies' acquisition of Roy Halladay, many in baseball used the same phrase to describe the right-hander. As Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said in January, after his team had made its big trade, "Halladay is the best pitcher in baseball right now." But to the baseball public at large,...

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The (Near) Perfect NBA Playoff Game

A funny thing happened at an NBA Playoff game this weekend and it wasn't even noticed.

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WATCH: Sox's Humber Does Letterman's 'Top 10'

Chicago White Sox pitcher Phil Humber on Monday evening capped off a whirlwind weekend -- during which he pitched a perfect game for the Sox as they defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-0 -- with an appearance on David Letterman's show.

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Perfect Game: 'Knuckleball!' Debuts At Tribeca Film Festival

Even the best hitters fail 70 percent of the time; even the best teams can lose 70 times in a season.

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Perfect Game: 'Knuckleball!' Debuts At Tribeca Film Festival

Even the best hitters fail 70 percent of the time; even the best teams can lose 70 times in a season.

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White Sox Pitcher Tosses Perfect Game

Philip Humber has tossed a perfect game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners , 4-0, on Saturday at Safeco Field.

Background on perfect game

A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base.

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