In Kirk Bohls' weekly column for the Austin American-Statesman (which I've avoided since the Longhorns have left poop right there all over the bed over the last month), he predicts the Astros will have a new owner:
Look for Drayton McLane to make an all-out push to sell the Houston Astros before next season. New York banker Miles Prentice — who owns the (Double-A) Midland RockHounds — has had talks with McLane, but it hasn't gone further as Prentice tries to secure more investors for a sale that would approach $650 million.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
