If you have ever made a terrible mistake, you'll certainly empathize with what Jim Joyce did tonight. Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect game when the fu manchu wearing dumbo Joyce decided to call Jason Donald safe.

Unacceptable.

Watch the replay. He wasn't safe and, honestly, it wasn't really that close. Now for those of you who might not understand why this is such an egregious error, you probably don't understand just how rare a perfect game is. There have been only 20 in the history of MLB baseball (including one by our own Roy Halladay last Saturday), a league that has been around since 1876. Needless to say, they don't happen every day. So for an umpire to call a runner safe on a close play, with a pitcher one out away FROM THE GREATEST INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT A PRO ATHLETE CAN HAVE, well, is just terrible. I know you gotta get the call right, but if the runner isn't obviously safe, don't you have to call him out just in case you might be wrong? I mean, nobody is gonna crucify an ump for a wrong call that allows a perfect game. Unfortunatley, common sense is something that is lost on Jim Joyce. I'm not even a Tigers fan and I'm upset.

I'm sure tonight Joyce will watch the replay, see he was wrong and try to contact Galarraga to apologize. I doubt Galarraga listens, and I don't blame him. Joyce cost a guy an opportunity at perfection and that is something no one would take lightly. My heart goes out to Armando. Especially since he isn't very good and will likely go right back to sucking next time out. Poor guy.

On another note, the best part of the whole thing is watching Miguel Cabrera verbally tear Joyce a new asshole after the missed call. I'll try to find a good clip of this to post, but it's classic. If I'm Detroit, I'm worried. This is exactly the kind of thing that can put a guy back on the wagon. And we all know Miggy loves the wagon.

This ain't no fuckin game! Arf! Arf!

The time is right. It's been over six months since I last did a Blingee, and this one is well-earned. Perfect game. Eleven strikeouts. No dudes on base.

Zero dudes on base.

Hustle. Loyalty. Respect.

Sadly, Philly sports fans were denied multiple orgasms this evening. The Flyers weren't able to pull out a win in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Don't worry... that's why they make them 7 game series.) But as promised, history was indeed made tonight - Roy Halladay became only the 20th pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to throw a Perfect Game. Words really can't express just how friggin ridiculously awesome this is. If you need me to explain this feeling to you, you're not a real sports fan and should leave our site immediately.

While I cannot say enough about the tremendous accomplishment Halladay achieved today, I'd be remiss to not mention the ultimate 'You called it' moment of all-time.

It was brought to my attention that an ESPN message board thread was started at 7:16pm with the title "Roy Halladay Perfect Game Alert". The first message read '27 batters to go'. Every few batters, another post was added reminding you how many batters were to go. Others joined in, first being sarcastic and laughing the whole thing off, but as the game went on, people were counting it down.

It's quite possibly the most epic message board thread ever - and it is 100% legit. See the complete thread HERE. dtboy1234 - whoever you are - I give you a standing ovation. Well done sir. Now go play the lottery, bet your bank account on RED, and predict the Flyers as Stanley Cup Champions for us.


*many thanks from TWW friend and reader Troy for giving us the heads up