Selig is not a scapegoat, but he is a profiteer.

"How convenient if Bud Selig were responsible for the steroids Alex Rodriguez stuck in his (Alex’s, not Bud’s, that would be weird) rear end."

Very good use of the English language, maestro.

Rather than parenthetically explaining dangling participles, just don't use them.


"Wouldn’t this be easy if it were Tom Hicks’ fault, him and all his owner buddies?"

In what way would "this" be easy?

Whatever "this" is.


"Or, even better, Don Fehr’s, because he impeded the commissioner’s early – and, granted, not whole-hearted – efforts for a drug-testing program."

I'm having difficulty determining what information this sentence is trying to convey.


"This" would be easy if "it" were Tom Hicks's fault. Or, even better, Don Fehr's ...

"This" would be better if "it" were Don Fehr's what? Don Fehr's fault. The subject is from the previous sentence, naturally.

You have to be a detective to figure it out.


"Then we could all agree this was about the culture and the greed and the nefarious scheme, and not about the decisions made by – what? – hundreds of players. Thousands?"

No. The decisions made by billions and billions of players.


"We could lay it at the tawny wing tips of the wealthy old men who run the game, because they, of course, let this happen. Because they got rich off it."

Well, they did let it happen and they absolutely got rich off it.

I'm not sure why this course of action is more convenient, easier, or better than blaming the players.


"As fastball velocities and home run balls decline in unison, and the greenies are swept away, and the game takes a stab at normalcy, already history’s note takers are making this a Selig problem, or at best an institutional problem, conveniently ignoring the names and résumés of an entire generation of cheaters and liars and criminals."

Are you serious?

Nobody cares about Selig and his tainted $17.5M salary.

Barry Bonds is going to trial.

ARod's cousin is front page news.

Palmeiro, Sheffield, and McGwire might not make the Hall of Fame

Everybody blames the players.


"Funny, in a game that rests its head every night on accountability – hit or miss, win or lose, we’re not holding players to the same standard when they’re sitting in their living rooms, deciding whether or not to depress the syringe plunger. Because, you know, it’s so much easier to assume it’s Bud’s fault for letting it get that far, for raising the vein."

Who isn't holding the players accountable?

You're creating fictional material for a column.