That's the nature and the excitement of the game. The Clippers are the Clippers because they have the dumbest owner and general manager in history. Vancouver has no chance because it blew so many drafts. A good GM and a good draft and you could be right back in it. 26,2000 Statements like these infuriate me.
Baseball is a quasi-public confederation of private businesses.
It gets a special clause from the government to be a limited monopoly. Baseball needs its other members to survive for everyone to thrive. Contrast this with the real business world. I like a lot of my competitors. They often offer me synergies and many have nice people.