I understand why Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig decided not to overturn an umpire's call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.

But the reasoning was just wrong. If ever there was an instance in which a call should be reversed, this was it.

The Tigers were leading 3-0 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning when Jason Donald of Cleveland appeared to have grounded out to end the game.

It would have been 27 up, 27 down.

But umpire Jim Joyce saw it differently and ruled Donald safe at first, negating the perfect game.

The Indians' Trevor Crowe then grounded out to end the game.

Just how easy would it have been if Selig decided a great injustice had been done and ruled in Galarraga's favor?

Quite simply, Donald would have been ruled out and Crowe's out would have been removed.

See, it's easy.

However, baseball has this odd belief that the game is above everyone else. And, to an certain extent that is true. Baseball has overcome cheating scandals, wars, drug trials, steroids and so on. It was here more than 100 years ago and most likely will be here for another 100.

But the sanctimonious approach that you can't go back and change things is ludicrous — after all, this is the same sport that added the designated hitter?

Can you imagine approaching that idea today?

"Here's a what if: What if we take the bat out of the pitcher's hand, and, for the sake of more offense, give it to someone else, who can sit the bench the rest of the game when he's not hitting? And here's the kicker: Let's do it in just one league!"

How about going back and giving Hack Wilson an additional RBI, adding to his single season record of 191 set back in 1930, all because someone stumbled upon it several years ago?

This happened within the past 20 years, but did anyone review every other major league player?

And how about no-hitters? Apparently, baseball decided in the 1990s that unless you pitched a nine-inning no-no and won, you were removed from baseball history.

So long, Harvey Haddix and your 13-inning gem.

The point is baseball isn't above making a few changes and dabbling with history, but they step back when asked to do so.

People have been looking at Game 6 of the 1985 World Series, when umpire Don Denkinger ruled a Kansas City baserunner safe in the ninth inning with the Cards holding the lead and looking to close out the Series.

The Royals came back, won that game and Game 7 to take the crown. However, you're talking about a whole inning and a whole other game.

Donald's out should have be the last out. This wasn't the seventh inning with two innings of varying factors thrown in.

The game should have been over. Baseball did what it had to do, even if it wasn't the best it could have done.