So, Jared, you are telling me the last 10 years the astros haven't won? Outside of that bad 2000, they have. It doesn't matter whether its playoff series or the regular season, if you have a good product fans will come. And in Houston there is currently a good product. If you are suggesting drayton pull a Marlins or DBacks type deal to increase fan interest, you do realize it very well may not work either, and then the next year you get a full scale rebuilding process as he isn't going to like losing 30 mil for nothing. And why should the Yankees, Braves and Cubs cry? They all have top 5 ish payrolls in the game, and in the Yanks/Cubs case can make money from fan support even if they lose. They have at least 20 mil more in resources than Houston, but for the most part the Astros have been similarly successful. Obviously they don't have a title like ATL, or NY, but by being in the playoff mix the last 10 years, they've done what they've had to do to give them a shot. And we sure have done better than the Cubs. No argument there I hope. I'm not saying Drayton is god or perfect, but he is always blamed for the Astros problems by "not spending enough". However, if one looks at his tenure as Astros owner, they would find he has done what he can to bring a marquee guy in if he feels it helps the club, or has not tried to let good players leave by offer them competitive offers. But somehow that all goes unnoticed, and he becomes the fans scapegoat. And that's not correct and not fair. As long as houston doesn't have a great local cable station, and baseball insists on being free enterprise, the Astros will max out around 75-80 mil while teams like ATL, CHI, NY can spend 100-120. So in conclusion, while I think drayton shouldn't be so kind to his players, it surely isn't his fault the Astros haven't won a playoff series even during this run. Is he perfect? No. But has he made the big deals, key resignings and tried to keep others who left for less money? The answer is Yes. Bottom line: I think mcClane gets a raw deal from a lot of Astros fans, perfect or not.
A. I never once made a comment about Steinbrenner. B. I dont settle for "being in contention" every year because like every fan who is a fan, I want to be world champs. Its like rooting for the fuc#ing T-wolves knowing damn well that there is not a chance in hell that they will make it out of the first round. THIS YEAR someone realizes that they needed to make big moves to do it - and they did. Their organization finally realized that having KG and being in the playoffs each year wasnt good enough..... If your satisfied with winning the division every year then fine, I want to see my owner COMMIT to bringing Houston a championship, and I just dont see that in Drayton McClane.
