I saw this tweet on social media a few days ago, and all I could think was "Man, a decade flies by before you know it":
5/16/2011: The #Astros announce the sale of the ballclub to a group of investors led by Houston shipping magnate Jim Crane. The reported price is $680 million. The sale awaits the approval of the other owners before becoming official. https://t.co/Lg0Q7d6v3hpic.twitter.com/g9KAEePLkm— Astros Daily (@AstrosDaily) May 17, 2021
It's been ten years since Jim Crane purchased the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane, and if you recall, that $680 million sale price noted above actually became $630 million once Crane agreed to move the team from the National League to the American League, amidst much uproar from the diehards in the Astro fan base. So Crane was paddling upstream right out of the gate as owner of the team.