Drayton McLane is no longer the owner of the Houston Astros, and the Astros is one of the few teams that I haven’t written much about while writing about the NL Central.  They aren’t going to be that good, there isn’t much to say.  But for Richard Justice, long-time columnist for the [...]

With Jim Crane trying to finalize the purchase of the Houston Astros from current owner Drayton McLane, it seems the Dodgers situation is having an effect.  Basically, no other owner wants an owner who is going to be in the headlines for the wrong reasons.  Guess there is such thing as bad publicity after all.  [...]

Jim Crane has agreed to purchase the Houston Astros, finally, pending the approval of Major League Baseball.  He tried to buy the Astros years ago, but the deal fell apart because Drayton McLane couldn’t bring himself to sell the team. Crane tried to buy the Cubs and the Rangers, but those teams were not the [...]

How many of us have longed for the days when our favorite player stayed with our team for his entire career.  We talk about how free agency has killed what was once beautiful about this game.  We celebrate those rare few that manage to stay with their one team forever and ever.  I remember clearly [...]

Yesterday was the Grand Opening of the Houston Urban Youth Academy in the Acres Home community.  The Youth Academy is modeled on one opened in Compton, CA four years ago, and provides free baseball and softball training as well as academic support to any student who wants it in the region.  Though the original academy [...]