Editors' Blog
Venezuelans Praise Jilted Pitcher
In a letter to Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga, the Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the U.S., Bernardo Álvarez, expressed his congratulations to the Venezuelan-born baseball player and highlighted that both his achievements in baseball and his humble response to a mistaken call by umpire Jim Joyce have made the Venezuelan people proud.“For more than just your achievement I am proud to commend you for the attitude you displayed given the circumstances, notably after umpire Jim Joyce admitted his error in calling the Cleveland Indians player safe at first,” wrote Ambassador Álvarez in the letter dated June 4, 2010.
