A good baseball umpire is one whom nobody notices. His job is to labor in the background and make accurate calls amid pressure situations that occur in fractions of a second. He is expected to know the rule book and must desire to make fair and authoritative calls at all times.
Major League Baseball Umpire Jim Joyce had the misfortune of being more than merely noticed last month. He was brought to the forefront after his split-second call at first base between base runner Jason Donald and first baseman Miguel Cabrera cost Detroit Tigers Pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.
This was no ordinary blown call. It wasn't the sixth inning. This was a two-out, top-of-the-ninth climax. If an accurate call is made, then the game is over and history is made for just the 18th time since 1900. The perfect game becomes Galarraga's legacy and crowning achievement, something for which he will always be remembered. It goes without saying that the city of Detroit could probably use a feel-good story of triumph these days, too.
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