Big changes aren't expected for the Tulsa Drillers after the recent death of owner Went Hubbard. Hubbard died at age 83 on Sept. 8 in a hospital in Keene, N.H., after an extended illness. A memorial service was held Tuesday in Walpole, N.H. Hubbard, who was elected to the Texas League's Hall of Fame in 2006, purchased the Drillers from the Texas Rangers in December 1986 and controlled the team until selling majority ownership to Chuck Lamson in 2006. He remained as a minority owner until controlling interest was purchased back from Lamson late in 2010. Hubbard's sons, Dale and Jeff, have since operated the Drillers as co-chairmen while Went Hubbard was not actively involved in the past two...
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