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Almost Perfect: How Armando Galarraga Remembers The Blown Call

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3.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ten years ago this month, Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect game, when umpire Jim Joyce famously blew the call at first base. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen — who recently caught up with Galarraga, Joyce and former Tigers manager Jim Leyland — to hear their perspective on the missed call a decade later, and why Galarraga sometimes dreams about having the call reversed. 

Read Cody Stavenhagen’s story about Armando Galarraga’s almost perfect game: https://theathletic.com/1722128/2020/05/12/beyond-perfect-armando-galarraga-10-years-after-the-call/?source=theleadpodcast 

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0:06.1

Hello, I'm Hannah.

0:08.1

And I'm Sirete.

0:09.1

And we are the hosts of a Redhanded, a weekly True Crime Podcast.

0:12.8

Every week on Redhanded, we get stuck into the most talked-about cases.

0:16.3

From the Idaho student killings, the Delphi murders and our recent rundown of the Murdoch saga.

0:21.7

Last year, we also started a second weekly show, Shorthand, which is just an excuse for us to talk about anything we find interesting because it's our show and we can do what we like.

0:29.6

We've covered the death of Princess Diana, an unholy Quran written in Saddam Hussein's blood,

0:33.9

the gruesome history of European witch hunting, and the very uncomfortable phenomenon of genetic sexual attraction.

0:39.9

Whatever the case, we want to know what pushes people to the extremes of human behavior.

0:44.8

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0:47.2

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0:49.5

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0:51.4

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0:53.8

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1:08.4

10 years ago this month, Armando Galaraga got robbed.

1:12.4

Round ball, right side, Cabrera, we'll cut it off.

1:16.9

Got a rocket, covers. He's out, no, he's safe. He is safe.

1:21.6

On June 2nd, 2010, Galaraga was one out away from a perfect game when umpire Jim Joyce blew a call at first base.

1:30.3

Oh my goodness, Jim Joyce, no.

1:34.4

Oh Jesus, Louise.

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