I’ve been thinking about the various ways I wanted to write this recap. I saw every pitch of last night’s Tigers 3-0 win over the Indians. Like all of you, I was absolutely stunned by the finish. In case you were living on another planet last night, the Tigers Armando Galarraga was mowing down the Indians with complete ease and was one out away from immortality.

There have only been 20 perfect games in the history of the national pastime. In other words, you have the same chance of getting stuck by lightning than throwing one. Galarraga was there. We all thought the Baseball Gods were on his side after Austin Jackson made a spectacular catch with his back to home plate on a dead sprint to start the inning, robbing Mark Grudzielanek of a double. It was eerily similar to the catch Dewayne Wise made to save Mark Buerhrle’s perfecto in Chicago last summer. After dispatching Mike Redmond on a weak ground out, the only man that stood between Galarraga and history was Jason Donald. [Read more...]