The Houston Astros lost in their Game 7 matchup against the Texas Rangers with a World Series bid on the line. And yet again, Republican Senator Ted Cruz was in attendance for the game, leading to many fans blaming him for the loss.
Ahead of the game on Monday, Cruz had been coined a bad luck charm for the Astros. Thus far this MLB postseason, the Astros had lost all four games that Cruz was in attendance.
Regardless, he was in attendance for the game at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. And the game couldn’t have gone worse for the Astros.
The Astros were thoroughly dominated in the game, falling into a huge deficit early that they simply couldn’t crawl out of. The Rangers would go on to win the game 11-4 in a rather stress-free game for them.
The Rangers are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2011 with their dominant Game 7 win over the Astros.🔥pic.twitter.com/nWWCttA4nT
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) October 24, 2023
Considering how good the Astros looked at points this postseason, the blowout loss simply wasn’t like them whatsoever. And naturally, Astros fans blamed Cruz for putting a “curse” on the team.
Astros fans begged Ted Cruz not to curse the team by going to the game. He went anyway. A brief update … https://t.co/Y4dx8QU5K7
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 24, 2023
astros are now 0-5 in home playoff games attended by ted cruz this postseason https://t.co/mCLnmNjoop
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) October 24, 2023
Shoutout Ted Cruz for cursing the Astros🔥 https://t.co/gkltaoXQBI
— Joey Balzano (@BalzanoJoey) October 24, 2023
why Ted Cruz gotta be an Astros fan pic.twitter.com/LVJqbc0y7o
— milton (@4mepage) October 24, 2023
Astros need to lay blame where it should go.
Cruz.
Ted Cruz.
— Poncho Nevárez (@poncho_nevarez) October 24, 2023
Say what you will, but the Astros not winning one postseason game this year with Cruz in attendance is definitely very strange.
To say that it’s a curse may be a bit of a stretch, as there is plenty of blame to go around. The Astros pitching staff certainly deserves some…
Regardless, Cruz may be the scapegoat for Astros fans as they try to accept this devastating Game 7 loss.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.