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Then Leyland had the young Mr. Galarraga carry the lineup card out to the home plate umpire, Mr. Joyce, who seemed to shed a tear at the elegance and magnanimous reactions of the Detroit team.

It is Leyland whom we must salute.

Yet we learn at our mother’s knee that we can hardly aspire to attain that august level of conduct.

Indeed, as the Detroit team and Leyland have so wonderfully demonstrated, we accept the failures of our fellow game participants because we know how professional they are and how hard they work to try to be perfect.

There is clamor in the press and on the sports talk shows insisting the baseball commissioner should reverse the bad call and award the perfect game to Galarraga.

The next day, the Detroit manager, Jim Leyland, continued to show the luminous side of baseball when he had his players stand in front of the dugout and applaud the umpires when the men in blue came onto the field.

The next day, the Detroit manager, Jim Leyland, continued to show the luminous side of baseball when he had his players stand in front of the dugout and applaud the umpires when the men in blue came onto the field.

Indeed, as the Detroit team and Leyland have so wonderfully demonstrated, we accept the failures of our fellow game participants because we know how professional they are and how hard they work to try to be perfect.