When someone is quick to offer you information that paints them in a very positive or sympathetic light, particularly if they go on to repeat it frequently without prompting, you tend to sense they’re feeding you a line. Like how Major League Baseball and its owners so readily discuss their industry as though it’s some non-profit charity that seeks only to entertain the masses with very little opportunity for financial gain.
That idea was central to the league’s proposals to players for the 2020 season, as owners tried to convince everyone that they really don’t make much money.