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Umpire who blew perfect game call is from NW Ohio

Written by Toledo Free Press Staff Writers | | news@toledofreepress.com

Jim Joyce, an umpire who admitted to blowing a ninth inning call that blew a June 2 perfect game for Detroit Tiger Armando Galarraga, is from Northwest Ohio. According to Major League Baseball’s Web site, Joyce, lives in Oregon, “graduated from Central Catholic High School and received a B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1977.”

Joyce was named to the Central Catholic H.S. Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and said his proudest moment as a Major League umpire was working the 1999 and 2001 World Series.

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3 Responses to “Umpire who blew perfect game call is from NW Ohio”

  1. Indians Fan

    That is the saddest thing. I feel horrible for the pitcher and the umpire. Even though I am not a Tiger’s fan, as a baseball fan I hate to see the wrong thing happen.

    Props to the pitcher for being a perfect gentleman and acting in a very postive sportsmanlike manner. Props to the umpire for admitting his mistake and making a personal and public apology.

    Nobody is perfect, life happens, and to see two such upstanding people taking the mistake and not “hating” about it should be the real story. What a positive ending to a terrible game finish.

    This comment was posted on June 3rd, 2010 at 8:10 am
  2. Ty Coon

    Baseball, simply has to overturn this umps ‘out call’.
    He should then retire .
    Maybe then, ObaMao, will offer him a job as a border crossing guard.
    This, so that his “perfect eyesight’, will allow even more illegals to INVADE , to murder, kidnap,and assault Americans.
    And then to vote for lying ,liberal, criminal loving, Demonrats !!!!!!

    This comment was posted on June 3rd, 2010 at 10:37 am
  3. J.R.

    …and so why is the TFP trumpeting his NW Ohio roots? Is the worst umpiring call in history worth linking back to NW Ohio?

    Must be a slow news month in Toledo.

    This comment was posted on June 4th, 2010 at 5:29 pm

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