The Man from FCPA is a life-long Houston Astros fan. A recent book by Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter, “Astroball: The New Way to Win It All,” chronicled the rise of the Astros from literally the worst team in baseball to World Series champions. The book tells the story of how two people—Jeff Luhnow, the former director of scouting for the St. Louis Cardinals, and former NASA rocket scientist Sig Mejdal—changed the fortunes of the franchise and turned it into a winner.
