A TOUCHDOWN OF A TIME!
Former Texans player gets taste of Astros road-hate up close, leaves 2 fans with big smiles
Apr 19, 2022, 5:32 pm
A TOUCHDOWN OF A TIME!
Sometimes the stars align to make for a pretty cool moment. And when you can throw in some unintentional, lighthearted fun: even better.
Hey Texans fans- remember Arian Foster? Of course you do. There’s only been about 6 great Texans in the history of the franchise, and he’s certainly one of them. Who are the other 5? Andre Johnson, JJ Watt, and you can fight about the rest.
Over the weekend Foster, who also goes by the musical alias “Bobby Feeno,” realized that he had purchased too many tickets to the Astros-Mariners matchup on Saturday. With no way to get a refund, Foster offered them on Twitter with the caveat, the best response would win them.
got faded and accidentally ordered 2 extra tickets to tonight’s mariners game in seattle, and they won’t let me refund em 🥴. giving them away. respond if you’re interested, best response why they should go wins pic.twitter.com/n7A9CPClps
— feeno (@ArianFoster) April 16, 2022
Shortly after, Foster announced the tickets were spoken for. For the moment, that’s all we knew. More on that in a minute.
In the meantime, Foster did some fun tweets reacting to the experience of being at the game.
He gave us a firsthand glimpse of the crowd. We can immediately see at least one (seemingly cold) Astros fan in the crowd.
i am littyyyy. baseball is the funnest shit to do pic.twitter.com/SQxGwFyxVQ
— feeno (@ArianFoster) April 17, 2022
Then he showed off his Ken Griffey Jr. stadium giveaway bobblehead.
bobble head night w the goat pic.twitter.com/hj0gbzEvvY
— feeno (@ArianFoster) April 17, 2022
Next, he got to hear some road hatred from the Seattle faithful when Jose Altuve walked to the plate.
they boo the shit outta altuve 😂
— feeno (@ArianFoster) April 17, 2022
After the game, Foster posed for a pic with the lucky couple he had given the tickets to. They were lifelong Mariners fans who are both fighting cancer.
The gentleman, named Dayne, was quick to express his appreciation to Foster after the game. But maybe TOO quick…
Thanks again see Aiden! We had such a great time!
— Dayne Gardner (@DayneGardner) April 17, 2022
Whoops. The misspelling of “Arian” as “Aiden” was enough to make Dayne’s son cringe.
Oh Dad 🤦🏻♂️ gotta proofread
— WaneBrettzky (@WaneBrettzky) April 17, 2022
Foster was unfazed by the typo, though, and added to the pleasantries on the original Twitter thread.
my man!!
— feeno (@ArianFoster) April 17, 2022
The son assured Arian he’d help his dad Dayne with his spelling next time.
Thanks for treating my parents, Arian! We’ll work with him on the spelling 😂
— WaneBrettzky (@WaneBrettzky) April 17, 2022
And if the night wasn’t perfect enough, they got to watch a vintage Justin Verlander performance on the way to a 4-0 Astros victory. Ok, maybe Mariners fans wouldn’t appreciate that AS much, but they’ll always have the memories and the Griffey, Jr. bobblehead!
The Houston Astros will look to even their three-game set against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, with ace-in-the-making Hunter Brown taking the mound.
The Astros (55-36) dropped the series opener 7-5 on Monday, snapping a stretch that saw them win six of their last eight games. But they'll have their best arm on the hill in Brown, who enters with a 9-3 record, a sparkling 1.82 ERA, and a microscopic 0.90 WHIP. The right-hander has been the definition of dominant this season, striking out 126 batters and giving Houston a clear edge in any matchup he starts.
Cleveland (41-48) will counter with Joey Cantillo, who has impressed in limited action. The lefty owns a 3.41 ERA and will face a Houston lineup that has been red-hot, batting .298 over the last 10 games and piling up runs behind contributions from Victor Caratini, Cam Smith, and Jose Altuve.
Despite Monday’s setback, the Astros are still 32-15 at home and boast a 43-13 record when outhitting their opponent. Cleveland, meanwhile, has lost nine of its last 10 and is hitting just .187 over that span — though Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan remain threats to change a game with one swing.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Meyers has 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 21 RBIs for the Astros. Meyers is dealing with a calf issue and was out of the lineup for Game 1 versus the Guardians.
Caratini is 10 for 38 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Tuesday marks the fifth meeting between the two clubs this season, with the series tied 2-2. With Brown on the mound and the offense continuing to click, Houston will try to reclaim control and keep pace atop the American League.
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -211, Guardians +173; over/under is 7 runs.
Lineup breakdown
Here's an early look at Houston's lineup for Game 2. Spots 1-6 are the same as Game 1, except Cooper Hummel is playing left field, with Altuve in the DH spot. Mauricio Dubon is hitting seventh and playing second base, with Zack Short (SS) hitting eighth, followed by Taylor Trammell batting ninth and playing center field. Jake Meyers is out of the lineup again with a calf issue.
Image via: MLB.com/Screenshot
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