Rusty Staub

Blogs
May 16, 2011
Drayton McLane: Where He Ranks Among Astro Owners
You won't have Uncle Drayton to kick around anymore.Today's the day: The official announcement that Drayton McLane has found a buyer for the Houston Astros. McLane has been owner of the Astros for 18 years. In that time they've moved to a downtown ballpark (thanks, taxpayers!!), gone to a Wo ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2011
For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever
Investors held on too long.Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Astro Memories, Part Three: The Longest Night
Apparently I didn't get the memo telling me that it's nostalgia week here at the Houston Press. So even though I'm a bit late, here's my favorite Astros memory.First, a few things. Lots of you think I hate the Astros. I don't hate the Astros. I hate what Drayton McLane has allowed them to be ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2009
The Best Houston Astros Home Grown and Acquired Rosters of All Time
So I was fooling around on the interwebs yesterday, and between the launch of the MLB Network, the naming today of the new class for the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the coming of spring training, I was in a bit of a baseball mood. And I came across this blog detailing the All-Time Rosters for variou ... More >>
Calendar
June 27, 2002
Fair Play
A former Astros announcer threads together baseball history
News
January 27, 1994
Wanna Buy a RoboDome?
The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?