Is Astros Owner Jim Crane Willing to Punt the Season?
HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 04: Jim Crane of the Houston Astros attends the game between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center on April 04, 2025 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) | Getty Images Much of the Astros issues tie back to Crane’s decisions (or lack thereof).
Is he willing to step up and fix them, or is he willing to eat his words? “I made a statement the other day that as long as I’m here the window’s open. So I’ve got to live up to that.
” Those are the words of Astros owner Jim Crane, as said to PaperCity Magazine’s Chris Baldwin back in February 2024. Crane takes his belief that the “window is always open” very seriously. He is competitive, he wants to win.
He’s also a very intelligent, very shrewd businessman, and he isn’t blind to what is going on with his franchise right now. After dropping 3 of 4 at home to the Seattle Mariners, the Astros find themselves in a very tenuous position. They are now 11 games under .
500 as we approach Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the unofficial quarter marker of the season, and the time when records start to matter. Being 10 games under .
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