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Jim Crane might not be winning over players in the extension market, but he could win a lawsuit eight years in the making.
The year is 2011, and the Houston Astros, the doormat of baseball, have had a change of guard. Businessman Jim Crane has bought the franchise from Drayton McLane for $680 million in May of a drastic year for the team.
Two years following the purchase of the team, Crane filed a lawsuit against Comcast, NBC Universal and former owner McLane for misrepresentation and fraud, as Comcast SportsNet Houston failed.