Texas governor Greg Abbott is going to catch serious flack from Houston Astros fans for possibly jinxing the baseball team.
Abbott’s Twitter account sent a tweet congratulating the Astros for advancing to the ALCS Monday and challenged the Texas Rangers to join them:
There was only one problem: The Astros were only up 6-2 at that point and hadn’t won the game or series.
Yes, the Astros scored three in the bottom of the seventh to go up 6-2 and were six outs away from clinching the series. It sure looked like they had it in the bag.
The Astros had a 98.4 percent chance to win this game toward the end of the seventh inning. pic.twitter.com/e5RxgMiU92
— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) October 12, 2015
But then they allowed five runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to the Royals and lost 9-6.
The series is now tied 2-2 and heads back to Kansas City for the decisive Game 5 on Wednesday.
If the Astros don’t pull this one off, Abbott is going to become a target of hatred for Houston sports fans and may end up with a reputation similar to this fellow.
Image via @CliffSaunders
