Comments on: Jim Crane to be approved in mid-November http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: foreverchipper10 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209592 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:56:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209592 Well at least Theo and the Cubbies won’t finish in 6th in their division.

]]> By: Kyle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209577 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:33:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209577 Hahaha, that’s a very good point. Of course, at the present moment the M’s can’t be too cocky when comparing offensives with the ‘Stros.

]]> By: texasdawg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209560 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:01:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209560 I think it’s pretty safe to say the battle for the Silver Boot will now be more heated than Yankees/Red Sox.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209542 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:29:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209542 And the Rangers get a few more road games in the Central Time Zone, something they’ve been complaining about for years.

]]> By: kycardsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209414 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:12:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209414 *is a…ok that was pathetic

]]> By: kycardsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209411 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:11:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209411 good thing this a message board and not my english class

]]> By: bravesman1983 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209396 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209396 Cardinals fans are obvisoulsy the best spellers in the NL…just look at that comment.

]]> By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209382 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:50:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209382 I suggest that HBT commenters Google Jim Crane and read the Forbes article about him.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/06/14/why-jim-crane-could-become-baseballs-most-controversial-owner/

Discrimination and war profiteering. Not pretty.

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209380 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:49:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209380 What makes you think the Astros will change that? If anything the Astros are subtraction by addition. It should be easier to win more games now in Seattle.

]]> By: pmcenroe http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209375 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:48:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209375 I’m sure the move wont happen until 2013 at the earliest, probably will coincide with the first year of expanded playoffs

]]> By: Chipmaker http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209374 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:48:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209374 Why move the Astros? Just send the Brewers back.

]]> By: Jeremiah Graves http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209367 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:44:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209367 On the plus side, we’ve probably seen the last of Carlos Lee playing defense on a regular basis…so there’s that?! #silverlining

]]> By: Kyle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209359 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:35:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209359 I support this move, but as a Seattle sports fan, I’ve gotten really used the good fortune of weak and unbalanced divisions and the silly hope they can inspire. It’s the end of an era.

]]> By: spytdi http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209347 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:21:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209347 Pretty sure they are headed to the AL West to rival the Rangers.

]]> By: pmcenroe http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209344 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:20:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209344 this is actually quite a big piece of news. pretty big shift in the baseball landscape coming in terms of scheduling, interleague play, DH, etc…

]]> By: kycardsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209331 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:56:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209331 NL Central is obvisoulsy the best division in the NL…just look at the NLCS

]]> By: b7p19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/12/jim-crane-to-be-approved-in-mid-november/comment-page-1/#comment-209320 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:44:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=92146#comment-209320 Yeah, the NL Central just got a lot tougher.

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