Bud Selig’s memoir, “For The Good of the Game,” probably should include two more words in its title: For The Good of the Game … and Business.



An avuncular charmer, Selig always marketed those two as one and the same, even in the face of evidence they are not. But he’s always been a strong salesman, and that continues here.



At the same time, you can sense that Major League Baseball’s ninth commissioner has long wrestled with his complicated tenure.



“They may even call me the steroid commissioner,” he writes in the first chapter, which opens with a memory of Barry Bonds’ pursuit of the all-time home run record. “That’s okay, I guess.”



Selig’s record is most worthy on two fronts: one, it provides an official record of his view, beyond the quotes that have appeared throughout the years. Two, it serves as a summary and reminder of other episodes that may have slipped from view...