Mr. Selig, What Exactly Is Social Responsibility?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2117962

"The commissioner, who heard the appeal by the Texas Rangers pitcher last Friday, said the suspension would begin with Wednesday night's game at Baltimore. Under baseball's rules, Selig decided the original penalty and also ruled on the appeal.

"Kenny Rogers' behavior towards the two cameramen who were present at the ballpark and doing their job on June 29th, was wholly unacceptable," Selig said in a statement. "I have always placed a special emphasis on the social responsibility that each of us has in Major League Baseball given its proper place in American history and culture as a social institution. The media is entitled to perform its important role without fear of physical intimidation or contact from our players or other participants. While I listened carefully to Kenny Rogers' sincere explanation last week, I heard nothing that would warrant either eliminating or reducing the discipline imposed.""

Where was Selig's sense of social responsibility when he owned the Brewers? Why don't we take away teams from owners whom refuse to try to win? Is it socially responsible to give one man the power to both impose suspension and hear the appeal? Does Selig, himself, get to define social responsibility?

More evidence that authoritarian fascism is the dominant political philosophy in professional sports.