Dingell takes on Selig; plans to introduce resolution to award Galarraga perfect game

[Barack_America]

Congressman Introducing Resolution Pushing Baseball to Award Armando Galarraga Perfect Game After Blown Call

Rep. John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, today announced that he plans to introduce a resolution calling on Major League Baseball to reverse its decision not to award Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.

Galarraga was robbed of a perfect game by a blown call by umpire Jim Joyce with two outs in the ninth inning.

"Jim Joyce missed the call, but because he admitted it, we have a leg to stand on in our case to Major League Baseball," Dingell said in a statement. "Baseball's executives have corrected a mistake on the field in a regular season game before - the pine tar game. This is the right thing to do and if getting this resolution passed makes it easier, I'm glad to help."

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"In my eyes, Galarraga is already part of a special and exclusive group - for this has only happened 21 times before in the long history of Major League Baseball," Dingell said today. "In fact, you could argue he's in a class by himself - the only pitcher to face 28 hitters in a perfect game."...

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006761-503544.html

[AlinPA]

1. The pitcher was robbed, but congress should stay the hell out of baseball. nt

[Angry Dragon]

2. I am glad that congress is taking this up

It shows the priorities of this congress:

To hell with wall street trying to destroy this country
To hell with banks foreclosing on people
To hell with oil and mining regulations
To hell with out of control corporations
To hell with crooked government
To hell with school take overs
AAAAAhhhhhh just to hell with everything

What is most important is that a man, playing a game for kids, gets to have an honor he knows he already has.
Have to take care of the American pastime for if the country goes down the tubes at least we will have that.

[Old Troop]

3. A judge behind every umpire?

[TK421]

4. Whaaaaattttt?!!!! why is our government even weighing in on a sports issue?

Yes, I saw the play, and it was absolutely wrong...disgraceful, in fact, but why is a Congressman getting involved in an issue like this?

Jesus-H-Christ on a fucking cracker, where the FUCK are our priorities?:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: