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blogs.chron.com - 11/29/2008
If Astros are having financial woes, Drayton should say so
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Why can't Drayton McLane just be honest with us about his finances? Does he think we're dumb? Back when he was losing money and needed public cash for a new stadium, he had no problem talking about how Houston...

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Odds And Ends: Astros, Kawakami, Uehara, Giambi, Cabrera
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... The Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice says everyone knows Astros owner Dayton McLane has told GM Ed Wade "to keep the payroll at around $100 million," but "to keep the current team together would mean a $120-million payroll." Justice says McLane should 'fess up about his financial shortcomings. ...

Astros Sign Mike Hampton
Beyond the Box Score — ... The deal isn't bad, at least not in the sense that Houston will regret signing Hampton. Instead, it just seems like a questionable usage of resources for a team that apparently has some payroll cutting concerns. ...

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