If you still need a reason to believe that the phrase "in the best interests of baseball" has become meaningless, this report from the AP should offer all the proof you need. It begins:
Bud Selig could be baseball commissioner for life if he wanted. His backing among owners is as strong as ever…
And includes several rave reviews from owners including:
He's a terrific commissioner … I am fully supporting him.
Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner
He has total support of the ownership, total support.
White Sox chairman, Jerry Reinsdorf
What that translates to is "As long as the money keeps rolling in, that's all that matters." And if you don't believe me here's another quote from Reinsdorf:
The game has prospered. He's done all sorts of great things. And the only thing that has held us back in the steroid and HGH area is Don Fehr.
In other words the owners really wanted to clean up this mess but the big bad union wouldn't let them! And if you believe that, the sound you're hearing is the owners laughing all the way to the bank to deposit the money you spent on inflated ticket prices and instant "memorabilia."
