re: Why are the Astros so awful?

Posted on 5/15/13 at 8:10 am to Draconian Sanctions

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 5/15/13 at 8:10 am to Draconian Sanctions

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They are gaming the system at baseball and the fanbase's expense and have done such a good job of it that they have actually managed to convince the few Astros fans that still exist that it is somehow a good thing that they are fielding one of the worst teams of all time

i am no astros fan, and i'm certainly not a baseball fan, but what the organization is doing is smart

should they spend $60M this year to suck slightly less? what is the point of that? that is not logical

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Posted by GABlueDog

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Posted on 5/15/13 at 8:15 am to SlowFlowPro

The owner is completely burning the place to the ground with the hope that some fertile seedlings will rise from the ashes.

The question remains whether Crane is an owner who will spend some money to compete in a year or two or whether he makes the Astros into what teams like Kansas City and Pittsburgh have been for some time now...feeder teams that develop then sell off talent.

It would not surprise me if Crane turns out to be a cheap bastard and/or Loria type.

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 5/15/13 at 12:30 pm to SlowFlowPro

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should they spend $60M this year to suck slightly less? what is the point of that? that is not logical

You have to factor in stuff like attendance and merch sales.

Not only are they not spending, but they can't be making much money .

If they team was somewhat competitive, that may be different

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