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Why Armando Galarraga's game is 'perfect,' even if baseball will never call it that

Let's look back at former Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game on June 2, 2010, at Comerica Park. Wochit

Armando Galarraga has something to say. He doesn’t want to make a big deal.

“It’s not even making a big deal out of it,” he says. “They asked me this question, they say, ‘Hey, Armando, you got the perfect game, do you agree? Would you be happy?’

“I was like, ‘Yes, if they’re going to give me the perfect game, why not? But they better give it to me while I’m alive.

“But it’s not, like.