Lance Berkman, who played the first 12 seasons of his career in Houston, called the Astros’ potential move to the American League “a travesty” and “a shame.”
Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle reports that Berkman, while appearing at a press conference for a memorabilia company, called the Astros “a National League franchise” and suggested that the Brewers should be the team to move because “they’re historically an American League franchise.”
He’s right about the Brewers, as they were in the AL from 1970 to 1997, but obviously previous AL membership isn’t the driving force behind the decision.
My favorite Berkman quote from the press conference:
Between that statement and his poor production Berkman must have really hate his half-season with the Yankees.
