Reply #4: I watched the replay (we all have)

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And having some experience as an umpire (though nowhere near the major league level), I'm pretty sure I know why Joyce made the call he did, and it was because the ball nestled high in the web of Galarraga's glove. On a bang-bang play like that, with everything in motion, the appearance of the ball so high in the glove looks like a bobble. Based on that, I believe Joyce made his safe call. Joyce could have/should have waited a moment to make the call, especially since Galarraga held up his glove immediately afterward to show that he had secured the ball properly. But what's done is done.

Now, based on that, I think the official scorekeeper should charge Galarraga with an error. After all, the throw beat the runner, but the umpire ruled the runner safe based on the perceived bobble (which didn't actually happen). Galarraga gets a no-hitter, loses the perfect game, and he becomes an anomaly in baseball along with Ernie Shore.