Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History

The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. No hits, no walks, no men reaching base. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in more than 130 years of Major League Baseball, it has only happened twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseballs twenty-first perfect game. Except thats not how it entered the record books.Thats because Jim Joyce, a veteran umpire with more than twenty years of big league experience, the man voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 by baseballs players, missed the call on the final out at first base. No, I did not get the call correct, Joyce said after seeing a replay. But rather than throw a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound and took care of business. Nobodys perfect, he said later in the locker room.In Nobodys Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable ga

Paisner, Daniel

Galarraga, Armando

Joyce, Jim

Biographies & Memoirs

Atlantic Monthly Press

The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. No hits, no walks, no men reaching base. Twenty-seven up, twenty-seven down. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in more than 130 years of Major League Baseball, it has only happened twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga threw baseball’s twenty-first perfect game. Except that’s not how it entered the record books. That’s because Jim Joyce, a veteran umpire with more than twenty years of big league experience, missed the call on the final out at first base. No, I did not get the call correct,” Joyce said after seeing a replay. I kicked the sh*t out of it.” But rather than throw a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound and took care of business. Nobody’s perfect,” he said later in the locker room. In Nobody’s Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that was will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports up until this pivotal moment.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

GROVE PRESS

In the early 2000s, community leaders in Knightdale, North Carolina, looked down First Avenue and saw an opportunity to rebuild the town's main street. A fire in the 1940s destroyed much of the traditional downtown, and suburban expansion in the late 20th century directed public and private investment elsewhere. But the community had a vision to reestablish a vibrant downtown. An ongoing planning effort, including a comprehensive plan and downtown plan, helped the town secure $20 million in public improvements in downtown. The resulting walkable main street and community park have catalyzed more than $250 million in private investment to date and enabled the town to create a vibrant new central gathering place for the community.\nAcross North Carolina, communities like Knightdale are using the power of planning to improve their communities in ways large and small. But often, the hardest part is getting started. This guidebook describes how to prepare an impactful and streamlined plan for the future. In so doing, communities can develop a shared vision that energizes local stakeholders and catalyzes lasting community improvements.

PlanNC Guidebook: A Practioner's Guide to Preparing Streamlined Community Plans

Lovelady, Adam

Hitchings, Ben

Administrative Law

UNC School of Government

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