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and the interview was soon over.
However: Short’s wife, actress Nancy Dolman, had died of ovarian cancer in 2010. Short left the Today set without saying anything about what had happened, but a producer told Gifford what she had done, and she made an apology on the air immediately. After the show, Gifford tweeted, “I send my sincerest apologies to @MartinShort and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I’m so grateful.” Bonus gaffe: “@MartinShort” is not Short’s Twitter handle. (It’s “@MartinShortSays.”) But Short did accept Gifford’s apology, telling E! News, “It’s live television and people make mistakes.”
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BASEBALL ERRORS
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T RIPLE DIP
In the fourth inning of a game between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27, 1988, the Brewers’ Jim Gantner was on first base when Jeffrey Leonard hit a light tapper to the first-base side of the pitching mound. Yankees pitcher Tommy John tried to field the ball with his bare hand…and flubbed it. (Error.) He got control of the ball and threw it to first…over the head of first baseman Don Mattingly and down the right-field line. (Error.) Right fielder Dave Winfield got the ball and threw it toward home in an attempt to get Gantner out. John cut off the throw and threw it home…over the head of catcher Don Slaught. (Error.) John tied a record for pitchers, making three errors in one inning—but he’d done it on one play. “I think there were too many negative ions in the air,” John said after the game.
HANKS A LOT
The 1924 World Series went about as far as it could go: a decisive game seven and into 12 innings. The score was tied at three when the Washington Senators’ Muddy Ruel hit an easily catchable pop-up fly into foul territory behind home plate. It should have been an easy out forNew York Giants catcher Hank Gowdy, but somehow, someway, Gowdy got his foot caught in his catcher’s mask. Instead of snagging the ball, he tripped over and fell down. Ruel, still at bat, then hit a double, and then scored the run that enabled Washington to win the World Series.
OFF THE DOME
On May 26, 1993, the Cleveland Indians were playing the Texas Rangers when Indian Carlos Martínez hit a long fly ball to right field. The Rangers’ José Canseco ran back after it, looked as if he was about to catch it, lost sight of it…and then the ball hit him right on top of the head and bounced over the wall. Home run.
ITCHING TO PITCH
Three days after Canseco’s gaffe, the Rangers were down 12–0 to Cleveland in the eighth inning. Since the game seemed unwinnable, Canseco asked his manager, Kevin Kennedy, if he could pitch—something he hadn’t done since high school. Kennedy let Canseco take the mound. Not only did Canseco pitch badly—he surrendered three walks, allowed two hits, and three runs—he also injured his arm. Canseco had only a few at-bats in the next several games, and six weeks later finally had to have reconstructive surgery—and was out for the rest of the 1993 season.
LESS THAN PERFECT
On June 2, 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was about to complete a perfect game—pitching all nine innings and allowing no hits, walks, or runs. At the time, it had only been accomplished 20 times in Major League Baseball history. Galarraga had one ball and two strikes on the Cleveland Indians’ Jason Donald. Galarraga threw, and Donald hit a soft grounder between first and second base. First baseman Miguel Cabrera ran to his right to get it as Galarraga streaked toward first. Cabrera snagged the grounder and tossed it to Galarraga, who caught it and tagged first at virtually the same time Donald got there. Umpire Jim Joyce called Donald safe. The crowd, the announcers, the players—most especially Galarraga—were stunned into silence. Donald, who had just been called safe, cringed and put his hands on his helmet—because even he knew he was out, and that Galarraga had been
However: Short’s wife, actress Nancy Dolman, had died of ovarian cancer in 2010. Short left the Today set without saying anything about what had happened, but a producer told Gifford what she had done, and she made an apology on the air immediately. After the show, Gifford tweeted, “I send my sincerest apologies to @MartinShort and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I’m so grateful.” Bonus gaffe: “@MartinShort” is not Short’s Twitter handle. (It’s “@MartinShortSays.”) But Short did accept Gifford’s apology, telling E! News, “It’s live television and people make mistakes.”
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BASEBALL ERRORS
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T RIPLE DIP
In the fourth inning of a game between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27, 1988, the Brewers’ Jim Gantner was on first base when Jeffrey Leonard hit a light tapper to the first-base side of the pitching mound. Yankees pitcher Tommy John tried to field the ball with his bare hand…and flubbed it. (Error.) He got control of the ball and threw it to first…over the head of first baseman Don Mattingly and down the right-field line. (Error.) Right fielder Dave Winfield got the ball and threw it toward home in an attempt to get Gantner out. John cut off the throw and threw it home…over the head of catcher Don Slaught. (Error.) John tied a record for pitchers, making three errors in one inning—but he’d done it on one play. “I think there were too many negative ions in the air,” John said after the game.
HANKS A LOT
The 1924 World Series went about as far as it could go: a decisive game seven and into 12 innings. The score was tied at three when the Washington Senators’ Muddy Ruel hit an easily catchable pop-up fly into foul territory behind home plate. It should have been an easy out forNew York Giants catcher Hank Gowdy, but somehow, someway, Gowdy got his foot caught in his catcher’s mask. Instead of snagging the ball, he tripped over and fell down. Ruel, still at bat, then hit a double, and then scored the run that enabled Washington to win the World Series.
OFF THE DOME
On May 26, 1993, the Cleveland Indians were playing the Texas Rangers when Indian Carlos Martínez hit a long fly ball to right field. The Rangers’ José Canseco ran back after it, looked as if he was about to catch it, lost sight of it…and then the ball hit him right on top of the head and bounced over the wall. Home run.
ITCHING TO PITCH
Three days after Canseco’s gaffe, the Rangers were down 12–0 to Cleveland in the eighth inning. Since the game seemed unwinnable, Canseco asked his manager, Kevin Kennedy, if he could pitch—something he hadn’t done since high school. Kennedy let Canseco take the mound. Not only did Canseco pitch badly—he surrendered three walks, allowed two hits, and three runs—he also injured his arm. Canseco had only a few at-bats in the next several games, and six weeks later finally had to have reconstructive surgery—and was out for the rest of the 1993 season.
LESS THAN PERFECT
On June 2, 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was about to complete a perfect game—pitching all nine innings and allowing no hits, walks, or runs. At the time, it had only been accomplished 20 times in Major League Baseball history. Galarraga had one ball and two strikes on the Cleveland Indians’ Jason Donald. Galarraga threw, and Donald hit a soft grounder between first and second base. First baseman Miguel Cabrera ran to his right to get it as Galarraga streaked toward first. Cabrera snagged the grounder and tossed it to Galarraga, who caught it and tagged first at virtually the same time Donald got there. Umpire Jim Joyce called Donald safe. The crowd, the announcers, the players—most especially Galarraga—were stunned into silence. Donald, who had just been called safe, cringed and put his hands on his helmet—because even he knew he was out, and that Galarraga had been
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