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Come Fan with UsWednesday, June 24, 2026

The governor of Texas congratulated the Astros and JINXED EVERYTHING

Recall? Recall. Start getting some signatures, people.

An Astros/Rangers American League Championship Series would sure be exciting for folks in Texas. Why, it would be exciting enough to prematurely tweet how exciting it would be.

no governor no no no no no

The tweet was deleted quickly, as the Royals stormed back with five runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to take a 9-6 lead. If there’s going to be an all-Texas ALCS, the Astros will probably need to win a Game 5 in Kansas City.

And if there isn’t going to be an all-Texas ALCS, know that it’s Gov. Abbott’s fault. He flew too close to the sun on tweets made of wax. We’ll remember him fondly.

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