Before the coronavirus pandemic put the baseball season on hold, 2020 was supposed to be a difficult season for the Houston Astros.
They were coming off an offseason dominated by a cheating scandal, and fans were already letting the Astros players hear it in spring training before baseball stopped.
Though baseball has returned without fans in attendance, a group of Oakland A’s fans found a way to taunt the Astros from outside the stadium.
In a GoFundMe page started by A’s fan Jon Wilson, they were able to raise enough money to have a plane fly over Oakland Coliseum pregame this weekend with a “Houston Asterisks” banner. The plane is set to return for Sunday’s game as well.
The movement has made it onto the A’s pregame show @NBCSAthletics
(Via @k0an) pic.twitter.com/iuhGvspPXc
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) August 8, 2020
It’s officially happening
Here’s the plane that’ll carry the *Houston Asterisks* banner
(Via @k0an) pic.twitter.com/RcWSAw675q
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) August 7, 2020
The "Houston Asterisks" plane banner is now up in the air
Heading for the Oakland Coliseum
(Via @k0an) pic.twitter.com/7hhXjBzAg8
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) August 7, 2020
According to Wilson’s GoFundMe update, he’s hoping to continue this aerial heckling for the Astros’ remaining road games.
After all, an empty stadium can’t stop fans from heckling the Astros.
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