Wow.

And not in a good way. I am by no means a Detroit Tiger fan, but...wow. One out shy of a perfect game and...ouch. That ranks up there with the '72 Olympic basketball fiasco when the referee gave the Soviets about fifteen trillion tries to catch an incoming pass and make a basket to beat the good ol' U.S.A. At least there was no political overtones to an umpire making a bad call.*
I hope the pitcher keeps his chin up, and his perspective. Not to sound cliche, but there are much worse things.

He could play for the Cubs.


*Caveat: If in the next 48 hours someone blames the whiffed call on President George W. Bush, I reserve the right to repeal this sentence.