I can't help thinking of this incident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlDTBDJbNE4
Armando Gallaraga pitched a perfect game, but it isn't in the record books. The 27th batter that Gallaraga faced hit a ground ball. The first baseman got it and tagged the base, clearly ahead of the batter, and the umpire called "SAFE".
Everyone agrees that the batter was clearly out, but baseball didn't allow instant replay calls.
Gallaraga was interviewed afterwards, and he was one class act, saying how great he felt about the game.
Of course, Gallaraga undoubtedly has millions in the bank to console himself, so the situations are not quite the same, but it seems a little bit similar. A bad call. An important situation. The rulebook doesn't allow anyone to do what everyone seems to think is right.