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Founded in 1946, Boyden specializes in high levelexecutive search, Interim Management and Human Capital consulting across a broadspectrum of industries. Building and maintaining a consistent winner in baseball is one of the hardest things to do in all of sports. In football, basketball, and hockey rosters can completely change over within the course of two or three years.The economics of baseball don't allow such turnover to take place. Guaranteed contracts and no-trade clauses tie a team to player regardless of performance or injury. With the combination of a large population and a still beautiful 10-year old ballpark, there is no reason for Houston to be lumped in with teams like the Royals, Brewers, and Twins for television revenue.The team had their highest payroll in it's history last season that topped out at just under $103 million, but most feel the Astros will have to be quite frugal this winter to cut back on overall payroll for 2010.In recent years, they have given out long-term, big money contracts to Roy Oswalt, Lance Berkman, and Carlos Lee.

Oswalt and Berkman have a full no trade clause while Lee has a partial no trade clause for the final two years of his deal.For the long-term good of the franchise, the organization must approach all three players on the possibility of waving these clauses. Each player is a huge fan favorite, but at least two should be sent packing for the organization to retool itself.Although there is a club option for 2011, Berkman is in the final year of his deal. He could have a huge impact on the pennant race next year if he waves his no-trade clause and allows the Astros to deal him. Again, if he would be willing to waive the no trade clause, he would be seen as a very impressive trading chip. Like Berkman, he could help restock one of the worst farm systems in the game.Carlos Lee is the youngest of the three big names, but he may be the hardest of the three to trade. In his 11-year career, he has only hit less than 24 home runs in a season once, his rookie year in 1999.The trouble with Lee is his defense. Right now he is protected by a shallow left field and giant wall behind him.

He has an average arm, at best, and would be best served as a designated hitter in the American League. Even with his bat, he wouldn't return the kind of haul to the Astros that Oswalt or Berkman would.Unfortunately for fans of the team, it's likely to get much worse before it gets better. Until the economy of the game changes, owner Drayton McLane and his staff need to take the mindset of other small market teams: build up the farm system, trade off stars that won't sign long-term deals, and acquire cost effective free agents.It's hard to watch fan favorites get traded away, especially after watching Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell spend their entire careers with the team. Fans must take to looking at the team with a more critical eye and understand that, in baseball, what is best for the team isn't always what is best for the heart. To read more by Jesse Motiff, click here .. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Just two days before theInauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, inauguration-goers can catchperformances by Grammy-winning artists Anita Baker and Keb' Mo', plusHawaii'sJohn Cruz and other talents, at the Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball. Stagedat the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the ball captures the Victorianessence of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball, which took place in the samebuilding, while celebrating the modern spirit of possibility sparked by the2008 election The inaugural ball takes place Sun., Jan.