By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Despite winning records this year that have delighted their long-suffering fans, it seems the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles still can't get much respect — including from the federal government.
"Hevey noted that 'when Orioles games were carried on [Fox Sports Net-South] in past years, ratings in North Carolina were low — considerably lower than ratings for [Atlanta] Braves games' carried on FSN-South in North Carolina," Mr. Carr wrote.
"It just seems the way life is right now, people keep getting so much taken away from them," he said. "Regular people can't catch a break. It makes it a depressing day [when] you take baseball away from someone."