A former Superior Court judge and his prelaw class at Monmouth University found themselves in the middle of an ESPN episode after they challenged Major League Baseball on a bad call that stripped a Detroit Tigers pitcher of a rare accomplishment: becoming just the 21st pitcher ever to throw a perfect game.
Former Ocean County Superior Court Judge Lawrence R. Jones took on the MLB with his class of undergrads, guiding them to investigate a bad call that robbed Armando Galarraga of what should have been a perfect game. ESPN featured the report, “28 Outs: An Imperfect Story,” on its “E60″ program. The episode featured interviews with Jones, some of his students, and more than 30 players, coaches, fans and MLB executives, including Commissioner Rob Manfred.