Detroiters Demand the MLB to Take Action

After a brief smile on Armando Galarraga's face, his happiness quickly diminished by the umpire's ruling of safe. The MLB should retract the ruling and give Galarraga his obvious achievement during Wednesday's game on June 2, 2010 against the Cleveland Indians. A historical moment turned into a moment of sadness for the baseball fans of Detroit.

During the instant replay, the baseball was in his mitt before the runner crossed the base. In other sports, the call would have been reversed. The longtime Detroit Tiger's Umpire apologized for his missed call, so what's the problem? The MLB needs to make the situation right. This game displayed Armando Galarraga's athletic ability and his perfect game frame of mind and glory should be handed to him.

Unfortunately, human error does occur during sporting events, and in other sports it doesn't matter. Maybe it's time for MLB to change their bylaws and allow coaches to challenge a call if in extreme cases can mark a day in history. In this case, it would have been beneficial both to the Detroit Tigers and to the umpire. He clearly is remorseful for his decision that could have been corrected if it was a football game.

The umpire shouldn't be the only person held accountable for this ruling, the MLB should in fact take some blame since the instant replays are only used for home run / foul instances. In the games that a historical moment is probable, the instant replay should be allowed and accepted as technology allows us the ability to correct such an instance.

This game would have been another great sports moment for Detroit. Detroiters want action and fairness from the MLB. It's time for a change, make this historical moment count for Detroit. Change is eminent as technology roars through these great years.