Opponents of the Houston Astros are starting to hope that Texas junior Senator Ted Cruz attends every one of their games.
The Republican Senator showcased his seats along the first-base line at Minutemade Stadium on Sunday Night with his daughter Catherine.
The duo were in attendance as the Houston Astros hosted the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
With Catherine, at game 1 of #ALCS#GoStros!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/cQWbNydqsC
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 16, 2023
Unfortunately for Cruz, the Astros moved to 0-2 in the postseason when he attended one of their games.
The MLB world mercilessly mocked Cruz for daring to appear at the game:
Astros are 0-2 with Cruz at the game this postseason https://t.co/vKqd73rgh3
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) October 16, 2023
This is what the analytics don’t take into account. https://t.co/0VdCSMKFWP
— shan (@Shann_ME) October 16, 2023
It feels good to be on the other end of this curse for once. #GoAndTakeIt https://t.co/0t8CokqNI2
— Robert Behrens (@rcb05) October 16, 2023
Senator, I encourage you to keep going to Astros games and rooting them on. https://t.co/IEm1B2m5Xj
— Matt Kass (@MatthewKass) October 16, 2023
ban this POS from Minute Maid Park @astros
Policy aside, the Astros record when he’s in the building is grounds for a lifetime ban https://t.co/Us6GwQlP2D— Kyle Tyrrell (@kyletyrrell) October 16, 2023
To make matters worse for Cruz, his Astros lost Game 2 of the series on Monday night, 5-4 to fall into an 0-2 hole overall.
It’s not clear whether Cruz attended that game. If he did, he didn’t make the mistake of posting his presence on social media.
Cruz, along with being a United States Senator, is also an attorney and political commentator. He graduated from Princeton Unversity and Harvard Law School. He got started in politics as a policy advisor to George W. Bush before then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz to serve as Solicitor General in 2003.
In 2013, Texas elected him as Senator to serve alongside John Cornyn. He is a longtime Astros fan.
