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Related: About this forumWe can all breathe easy, folks. The Astros will remain the Astros.
I know you were worried. Like I was, understandably...
***gurp***
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/01-31-12-jim-crane-squashes-astros-name-change-but-this-was-no-pr-stunt-just-a-no-nonsense-iron-fist/
And on the eighth day, Jim Crane took it all back.
The Houston Astros new owner let his blockbuster balloon the notion that the Houston Astros franchise might change its name as it's forced into the American League float from a Monday to a Monday, and then he popped it, as emphatically as he could. This is how Crane works. He goes bold, makes decisions quickly and doesn't look back.
One thing that we are not going to change is the name," Crane said in a video message emailed to season ticket holders, sort of a reverse hostage tape (your name is now safe). "We received strong feedback and consensus among season ticket holders and many fans, and we will not change the name Astros.
Kingofalldems
(38,359 posts)Good luck Livo!
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)and getting public feedback (and basing a decision on that feedback, instead of just doing what they wanted anyway). The only problem is that if you float too many bad ideas, people are going to think you really don't know what the hell you're doing.