Listen, friend, I know Drayton McLane, and you don't. This man just wants to win. If you think Drayton is going to sweat a few sawbucks if it means making fans happy and building a champion, you don't know Drayton. This man is all about winning. He's a lot like George Steinbrenner in that way.

Drayton always tells his people that if a move will make the Astros better, they should do it and tell him the costs later. He's not the kind of man to allow his life to be defined by how much money he has. Generosity ought to be his middle name.