Take My Franchise, Please
For the last few years, I've preached that Drayton McLane ran the Astros into the ground. His short sightedness cost the Astros dearly. They reached the pinnacle under the McLane regime when they reached the World Series. What McLane failed to realize the farm system is the backbone of an organization that can't hope to match the dollars of the Yankees and Red Sox. McLane refused to pay bonuses to newly minted draftees. What ensued was the destruction of the Astros minor league system.
McLane has since publicly admitted the 'stros are on the market. The lead candidate to own the local 9 is Jim Crane. Forbes recently valued the Astros as the 14th most valuable Major League Baseball franchise at $474 million while McLane paid $117 million in 1992.
Least Favorite Astro
In what has become a time honored tradition of mine, every year I pick my Least Favorite Astro and hope nothing but ill will on him despite any detriment to the team. Why? I don't know. Maybe I'm just mental that way. In the past years I've hated Ken Caminiti, Craig Biggio, Wandy Rodriguez, Carlos Lee, Willy Taveras and so on. This year we have the first time repeat Astro I hate....Congratulations Wandy Rodriguez...you suck twice as hard as any Astro I hate.
Favorite Astro
Michael Bourn. He can't hit for power. He doesn't drive in runs. What he does is play defense (two time Gold Glove winner) and gets on base. In the game I've watched, he plays hard and he plays with heart. I can't ask for anything more.
Hunter Pence is my second favorite Astro.
For the last few years, I've preached that Drayton McLane ran the Astros into the ground. His short sightedness cost the Astros dearly. They reached the pinnacle under the McLane regime when they reached the World Series. What McLane failed to realize the farm system is the backbone of an organization that can't hope to match the dollars of the Yankees and Red Sox. McLane refused to pay bonuses to newly minted draftees. What ensued was the destruction of the Astros minor league system.
McLane has since publicly admitted the 'stros are on the market. The lead candidate to own the local 9 is Jim Crane. Forbes recently valued the Astros as the 14th most valuable Major League Baseball franchise at $474 million while McLane paid $117 million in 1992.
Least Favorite Astro
In what has become a time honored tradition of mine, every year I pick my Least Favorite Astro and hope nothing but ill will on him despite any detriment to the team. Why? I don't know. Maybe I'm just mental that way. In the past years I've hated Ken Caminiti, Craig Biggio, Wandy Rodriguez, Carlos Lee, Willy Taveras and so on. This year we have the first time repeat Astro I hate....Congratulations Wandy Rodriguez...you suck twice as hard as any Astro I hate.
Favorite Astro
Michael Bourn. He can't hit for power. He doesn't drive in runs. What he does is play defense (two time Gold Glove winner) and gets on base. In the game I've watched, he plays hard and he plays with heart. I can't ask for anything more.
Hunter Pence is my second favorite Astro.
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