June 3

A day later, and the nation is still buzzing about what happened to Galarraga. From morning shows to newspapers, everyone had an opinion. But all that really mattered was a new day and another game. Before it got underway - and to the surprise of the fans and Armando - Chevy presented him with a brand new Corvette. The smile was priceless. Also priceless was the reaction by Jim Joyce as he walked out onto the field toward home plate. The camera never moved from his face, which was trying very hard to hold back tears. Fans shook his hand, cheered, and boo'd. But as soon as Galarraga walked out to present him the line-up card there was nothing but cheering. The other umpires high-fived Joyce, as did Cabrera and Laird as they made their way onto th field. Again, he was trying hard to hold back the tears, but wasn't succeeding. Just a great show of sportsmanship from everybody involved today. And on top of that, the Tigers got the win. Austin Jackson made another unbelievable defensive play in deep center field and had 4 hits! Both Mags and Cabrera hit home runs, adding to their AL leading RBI totals. Hell, the entire team stepped up, ending with 17 hits on the day. Porcello's outing was shakey at best, as was the fact we committed 4 errors (all on the infield). Still, it was much needed win to help everybody move on. Speaking of, during said game the Commish released a statement basically saying that decisions will be made sooner than later regarding the expansion of replay in baseball and praising the class of all parties involved the last couple of days. And as we found out later, he also mentioned he would not be overturning the call to give Armando the perfect game. I didn't think that was going to happen, but in the long run, this event will have a bigger affect on the MLB now than it would have if it was called perfect. Finding the good in everything - it helps.

Tori went to East Lansing for the night to visit some friends. I relaxed a bit this evening and hit the bed hard. That was until I woke up a bit ago and couldn't get back to sleep. Getting tired again. Mmmm.

The night air is great,
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