In response to my letter, Bud Selig, commissioner of baseball, sent me the following.
February 20, 2007 
Mr. Nathan DeGraaf
[Street address omitted]Tampa, Florida 33647
Dear Mr. DeGraaf:
I answer your letter of February 15, 2007 with significant trepidation. It's rudeness and lack of class is disturbing.
You may disagree with some of the things that baseball has done, but I would say to you that your style certainly solves no problems. With all due respect, you may want to talk about the strike of 1994 or the All-Star Game tie, but you, of course, forgot to mention that baseball is more popular today than ever before. I have presided over the greatest growth in the history of our sport, which came about because of a change in the economic landscape such as revenue sharing, the wild card, interleague play, and many other things.
As for our television policy, we have more games on television than any other sport. Every one of our games is televised in one form or another. As for DirecTV, I am told by experts in the field that there are very few people who cannot get DirecTV. I understand it is less than one percent of television subscribers. As for our sport, I don't think I have ever seen a time when our fans have been happier. They are not only buying tickets in record numbers, but our television ratings are remarkable. By the way, it is interesting to me that the NFL, NASCAR and the NCAA have the same exact deal with DirecTV, and there will be more sports that will follow. You have alternatives, such as MLB.com as well as getting DirecTV to get the package. In Tampa, you not only get the Tampa games, you also get ESPN three times a week, plus FOX. There are at least 400 games shown in that market. We have not, however, impaired your ability to get DirecTV.
Baseball did not cancel an entire season in 1994. Other sports have also had work stoppages. Ours occurred on August 13 and was most regrettable. You, however, forgot to mention we now have a new labor agreement that gives us 16 years of labor peace, which is the longest in baseball history.
As for the All Star Game ending in a tie, it was a great eleven inning game, and we have implemented some changes to avoid a recurrence. We have increased the rosters of the teams, and quite frankly, the All Star Games since then have been outstanding because the players are now playing for something. I have been told by everyone in baseball that they would have made the same decision.
While I regret the harsh tone of your letter, thanks for taking the time to write to me.
Sincerely,
Allan H. Selig
Commissioner of Baseball
He may be a blood sucking ghoul who thinks of baseball like a car dealer thinks of a 2007 Tacoma, but at least the asshole responds to letters quickly (assuming someone else didn't write this for him).