The Astros’ two- or three-game stint in Kansas City is going to be an costly one for Astros owner Jim Crane, but he’s fine with that.
Crane was a college pitcher at Central Missouri and during the Astros’ July road trip to Kansas City brought in about a dozen longtime friends to watch the game in a suite adjacent to the Kauffman Stadium press box.
He’s glad to be back in Missouri for the Division Series between the Astros and Royals, but he knows it’s going to cost him.
“It will be expensive,” he said. “I have a lot of buddies up there, but I’ll be glad to get them tickets.