30 years later, did Dodgers VP Al Campanis’ reputation die for a good cause?

Thirty years ago on April 6, Al Campanis sat behind home plate in Houston's Astrodome and put on earphones.Until that moment he was "The Chief," a Dodgers employee for 44 years and now the imperious, formidable general manager, a man who reverberated throughout baseball.A few minutes later he was a punchline and a metaphor.