Lots of people chimed in with opinions on the Armando Galarraga perfect game that was blown by a mistaken call by umpire Jim Joyce, who later apologized profusely. Any good talk radio host — not just the ones on sports stations — should have been discussing whether this is the straw that broke the camel’s back when it comes to finally getting instant replay rulings in baseball. There are tons of opinions on both sides, as there are on why Bud Selig didn’t use his power as commissioner to retroactively overrule Joyce’s call and award Galarraga the perfect game for the record books.
There are so many valid points to discuss, but here’s one thing that didn’t need to be said, courtesy of Mark Haines, co-host with Erin Burnett of CNBC’s “Squawk On The Street,” who dropped a little misogyny into the controversy…