DRAYTON MCLANE RUMORS
From the Jump to The AL to Stripping Payroll and More: Why the Astros Need to Slow Down
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is a smart man. One doesn’t get rich and build global business without being as such. But there’s some advice that he needs when it comes to owning and running an MLB club, and it’s this:
Slow down.
I get that you saw the need to fix aspects of the organization. You might even have wanted to put your own stamp on it, but since before you purchased...
HOUSTON HAS A PROBLEM
Astros mulling name change
It is bad enough that the Houston Astros are having to move to the American League in 2013 but now there is a report that the franchise may change their name as well.
McLane's tenure full of 'glorious memories'
For the first time since Drayton McLane purchased the team 19 years ago, the Astros are facing a future without the tall Texan at the helm.
Astros set to join Halos in AL West
MILWAUKEE Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane on Thursday, which will lead to the team moving from the NL Central to the AL West for the 2013 season.
The decision will give each league 15 teams, baseball's first realignment since the Milwaukee Brewers switched from the AL to the NL after the 1997 season.
As part...
Via Fox Sports West
November 17, 2011
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Houston Astros sold after price cut
Baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane. The Astros will move from the NL Central to the AL West beginning in the 2013 season, giving each league 15 teams.
As part of the agreement to switch leagues, the sale price was cut from $680 million to $615 million, a person at Thursday's meeting told The Associated Press...
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November 17, 2011
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MLB approves Astros sale, price cut $65 million
Baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane. The Astros will move from the NL Central to the AL West beginning in the 2013 season, giving each league 15 teams.
As part of the agreement to switch leagues, the sale price was cut from $680 million to $615 million, a person at Thursday's meeting told The Associated Press...
Via AP on Fox
November 17, 2011
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News and notes: Astros officially moving to AL West
Astros owner Drayton McLane confirmed yesterday that the team will be moving to the American League West after the 2012 season. The move, for whatever reason, is part of the team’s sale (from McLane to Jim Crane, taking place today).
I know the Astros are awful right now, but this is a good thing for the Pirates. The move will finally even out all the divisions in baseball â...
McLane Confirms Astros Will Move To AL West In 2013
Drayton McLane confirmed to reporters, including Bob Nightengale of USA Today (Twitter link), that the Astros will be moving to the American League West for 2013. McLane added that the Astros' sale is on the agenda for the owners' meetings tomorrow, at which point Jim Crane is expected to be approved as the team's new owner.
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November 16, 2011
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OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE
Astros sale would move team to AL
The Astros' sale to Jim Crane will reportedly be contingent on the team switching over from the NL Central to the AL West.
APNewsBreak: Astros sale to Crane set for approval
Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that the proposed sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane is on the agenda for approval when baseball owners meet next Thursday in Milwaukee.
As part of the agreement, McLane, Crane and Major League Baseball have reached an understanding on how a possible shift of the franchise to the American...
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November 11, 2011
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