Huge article this morning from David Barron on the history of the Astros' ownership. It's far too long to pull a couple of money quotes, so we'll go with the close, and you can read it for yourself:
Larry Dierker, on Drayton:
“He has been the best by far. This is the best shape the team has ever been during the course of his ownership.”
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith