You want one image to sum up the Texas Rangers blowing out the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Game 7 of the 2023 ALCS?
Here you go. It’s a pair of fans wearing NASA space suits, looking really bummed as the Rangers were up 8-2, before they won 11-4 on Monday to clinch a spot in the 2023 World Series.
Fox cameras caught them and of course fans on X had a field day with it, but here’s my thing: It’s fun to dress up and root on your team! I have no problem with this, but it stinks when your team is losing and you’re elaborately dressed up:
Houston, we have a problem. pic.twitter.com/NONqtS3Cmg
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 24, 2023
Imagine getting all dolled up in your best space suit to go to an Astros game. https://t.co/hL8hG1jGvv
— Matt Czizek (@mattczizek) October 24, 2023
FIRST ASTROS FAN: We probably shoul-
SECOND ASTROS FAN: We probably shouldn’t have worn the spacesuits, yeah. pic.twitter.com/SpMQQlBZ2q
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) October 24, 2023
'I'm starting to feel a little embarrassed that we wore the spacesuits.' 👨🚀
(📷: @MLBONFOX)pic.twitter.com/B9mxEg0jyz
— theScore (@theScore) October 24, 2023