Jim Joyce Banned from Armando Galarraga Games

Exactly a year after Armando Galarraga was robbed of a perfect game by a Jim Joyce screwup, Major League Baseball has declared a new rule in which the umpire will not be allowed to officiate any of the pitcher's games ever again.

On June 2, 2010, the Detroit Tigers righty was just one out away from making history. However, instead of correctly calling Cleveland Indians' Jason Donald out at first base, Galarraga was forced to get the next out and settle for a complete game shutout. Definitely not as awesome as a perfect game.

After the game, Joyce apologized for getting it wrong and literally almost started bawling over the whole ordeal, tearing up as he handed the lineup card to the pitcher before the following day's contest. It's cool. We'd cry too if we fucked up that big in front of millions of people then had our mistake aired on MLB Network, Sportscenter, newspapers, and every sports blog on the entire internet for like a week straight.

Always Remember to Thank Your Backstop

Find out more about the Perfect Game Challenge by clicking here. But really, all you need to do is play MLB2k10 day and night to perfect your pitching repertoire, sleep in the Best Buy parking lot on March 7, begin playing the game immediately upon purchase, and be the first to toss a perfect game.

Boom. You're a millionaire.

If you're really hard up for a copy, you could always follow us on Twitter. We just so happen to be randomly dishing one out once we hit 3,000 followers.

Update: Congratulations to fellow baseball babe @BravesDiva on winning a spankin' new MLB2k11 for her xbox 360!

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Corvettes Make Everything Better

Armando Galarraga may have been robbed blind of a perfect game Wednesday evening, but General Motors has helped him heal the pain.

The company decided that the Detroit Tigers righty's 28-out perfecto was impressive enough, and presented him with a spankin' new 2010 red Chevy Corvette convertible on Thursday. That's a pretty badass consolation prize. What the hell kind of car would he have gotten if he really had pitched a perfect game?

Also, Galarraga officially won't have to buy his teammates gifts of appreciation, since Commissioner Bud Selig has decided to let the pure element of human error stand. Maybe he can take them all for a spin instead.

[Huffington Post]

Screw You, Jim Joyce

Armanda Galarrago was just one out from making history: his very first perfect game (which would've miraculously marked the third of this season and the 21st ever) with two down and Jason Donald at the plate.

Sadly, first base umpire Jim Joyce called Donald safe on a bang-bang play, and the Detroit Tigers righty will now have to settle for a one-hit shut out by a score of 3-0 over the Cleveland Indians, regardless of his perfect performance and a ridiculous, Willie Mays-style game-saver by outfielder Austin Jackson that marked the first out of the ninth.

The Marlins Finally Sell Some Tickets

The Florida Marlins have figured out a way to sell some tickets finally... but they still won't fill the seats. You now can own your very own piece of history - a ticket to Roy Halladay's perfect game against the Marlins from Saturday night. One might wonder why the Marlins would want to sell and celebrate the inability to get a hit or a walk. The answer is simple: they can make a few bucks off of it.

Roy Halladay Is Perfect

Cliff who?

Roy Halladay has firmly cemented his place in badass hall of fame. In the Phillies 1-0 victory over the Marlins last night, he pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history. This is the second perfect outing in the big leagues this season - nay, this MONTH! - after Dallas Braden did it on Mother's Day. Until now, there have never been two perfect games in a season.

This is What They Call a No-No

David Letterman asks Dallas Braden what's up with him and A-Rod and why he wears his bill flat before the Oakland Athletics lefty does the Top Ten List.

Dallas Braden Does His Mama Proud

Remember a couple of weeks ago when Dallas Braden made headlines by having a meltdown when A-Rod walked all over his mound? And A-Rod was belittling the hurler by saying he only had a handful of wins and basically it was funny that he wanted a little respect? Well, here's Braden's big ol' F. U. to A-Rod: Tonight, Braden is making headlines for pitching the 19th perfect game in MLB history.

Mark Buehrle Makes History. Again.

Mark Buehrle's badassery knew no bounds for quite a while there. The Chicago White Sox ace set a major league record Tuesday night by retiring 45 straight batters. In a row.

Right on the heels of his perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Buehrle sailed through the first five innings against the Minnesota Twins. He retired the first 17 batters he faced, breaking Jim Barr's 1972 record of 41 which was tied by White Sox reliever Bobby Jenks back in 2007.

His bid for a second consecutive perfect game, which no man has ever done, ended with a walk to Alexi Casilla with two outs in the sixth inning. I found this rather funny, since Casilla is batting like .162 and has no business even being in the big leagues.

Mark Buehrle Can Thank Dewayne Wise

Color me impressed. Mark Buehrle has just thrown the 18th perfect game in major league history.

The Chicago White Sox left-hander tossed 116 pitches and got six Tampa Bay Rays to strike out, but the perfection really came down to one moment: an incredible home-run robbery by outfielder Dewayne Wise with no one out in the ninth.

Go See Something Awesome

In the New City area this July? Then you should check out the showing of Don Larsen's perfection from Game 5 of the 1956 World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, a year before their move to Los Angeles.

For $30, you can visit the BB King Blues Club in Times Square on Thursday, July 10th for an exclusive viewing of the only known copy of the sweetest game ever played at Yankee Stadium.

Watch a sneak peek of the top of the fourth here at Reel Sports Fan.

Complete with original commercials, the rarely-seen gem will begin in the 2nd inning and end with the last out, as the famous image of Yogi Berra jumping into Larsen's arms comes to life. That's gonna be pretty awesome.

[Reel Sports Fan]