[33girl]

“Ty Cobb wanted to play, but none of us could stand the son-of-a-bitch when we were alive, so we told him to stick it!” - Field of Dreams.

Just to show that bad behavior has been around in sports for a long time.

Simply put...these teams are businesses. When a part of their business is shown to increase their revenue, they'll keep it. When a part of their business can be directly linked to diminishing returns, they'll bag it.

If a player is accused of rape (or any other crime) and the fans keep coming to the games, they'll keep him. If there's a public outcry against the guy and attendance goes down, they'll get rid of him. Simple as that.

Although as we should all remember on this board, some accusers are Very big nutbags.