travesty

[Laurence Horn]

At 10:11 AM -0400 6/3/10, Michael Covarrubias wrote:
>
>
>interesting flip on this one. a recent twitter post:
>
>"An umpire blowing a call is not a "travesty." A UK taxi driver
>killing 12 or the nine people killed in the Gaza is."
>
Speaking of umpires blowing calls, we had another instance last night
of a pitcher throwing a perfect game without doing so:

http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/3/1499206/armando-galarraga-perfect-game-jim-joyce-blown-call-mlb

LH

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