Best Sports Story of the Year! He Was Really Safe!- Jimmy Rod's Best Shot
The runner was out, right? The umpire destroyed the perfect game, right? Jimmy Rod says, "wrong!" Watch the baseball closely. In the classic photograph of the play, you can actually see the ball blurring in the web of Gallaraga's glove. The blur means the ball is still moving. If the ball is still moving, so is the play! The runner was, in fact, "safe!" Don't go killing yourself, umpire Jimmy Joyce! When you spread your arms, you were right. Your shame over your "mistake" blocked you from... Sign in to see full entry.