I'm Tired of Hearing About Jim Joyce

Jim Joyce blew a perfect game for Armando Galarraga. I know. The call was brutal and I couldn't believe it. I was sorry for Armando. Got robbed. But then Jim Joyce made his public appearance and you could tell he was so regretful of the call there was a chance he'd hang himself that night. That made me feel a little more sympathetic. And then he starts getting death threats, and people start sending his son facebook messages about him. And then people start suggesting we use instant replay for every play in question. And then people say Joyce should be fired, nevermind a suspension first. And I listen to all of it and then I get tired of it because it's all total absurdity.

First of all, there is no need for death threats, ever. But if you're going to do it, say it to Jim Joyce. Don't bring his kid into it -- violation of human civilization unwritten rules. Face the man you have a problem with. Secondly, it has to be the dumbest suggestion ever to use instant replay for every play in doubt. Human error is part of what makes us human. And as humans, we are the superior race in the world. Human error keeps the integrity of the game and without it, real-life sports would just be a video game. Plus, think about it -- how long would it take a Red Sox - Yankees game to finish with instant replay on every questionable call? Christ, forget doubleheaders, we might have to start playing 2-day games because they would be so prolonged. As for Joyce being fired, that too is nonsense. I agree his call was terrible. But he handled it like a professional. He expressed his apologies and his regrets. And above all, calls like these are missed every damn day in the major leagues. You can't just choose to fire this guy because his missed call happened to break up a perfect game. From a partial umpire's stand point, every call is the same regardless of the situation. By firing Joyce, you would be promoting making a certain call in a certain situation. And what does that do? Spoils the integrity of the game.

So everyone can stop blogging about Jim Joyce and this whole imperfect game situation. You haven't seen us blog about it since the night the original video was posted. Because it's over and done with. It was a missed call. I could find a missed call in a Brewers-Cardinals game this season and blog about that, but nobody would care. Jim Joyce is a punching bag right now, and it's time to lay off the gas. A missed call is a missed call, no matter what the situation. Happens in every sport, every game, all the time. So can we stop being immature 7-year-olds about it?