Damn Governor
Baseball is a game that requires a certain amount of intellect to understand and enjoy. That right there leaves out any Governor of Texas currently in office.
Baseball is also a game filled with superstition and voodoo and all manner of jinxes. Just watch Joe Altuve at bat. It takes a full minute for him to go through his routine, rituals, and thumb kissing to walk to the plate before every pitch. I am sure that even he will admit that it hasn’t been working too well lately but to change the routine blessings to the baseball gods would mean the roof would fall in on the ballpark.
So, with this in mind, our dog dump ignorant Governor tweeted this in the seventh inning when the Astros were four runs ahead.
It ain’t over until it’s over, Governor.
And if one of our pitchers has a no-hitter going in the eighth inning, somebody tape that jerk’s mouth shut.
I knew it had to be Greg Abbott’s fault. I knew it.
You know what makes him worse? He blamed a staffer for sending out that tweet. What a jerk.
1Just shows how out of touch he is.
2So…..? aButt was there at the Manse with his head in a bong and somehow he heard the joy of a baseball game emanating from a nearby electric teevee. Then somehow he found his PS3 (with interweb connection) and Tweeted this foulness.
Not only is his head not right with ball, his head aint right with nothing. It’s 90 degrees to everything. He needs to be out of sight out of State and incommunicado while TEX and HOU work on closing out their respective opponents. And it don’t look very good from where I sit. Dammit.
3It’s not just his politics – which suck – that I dislike about this. It’s his overwhelming ignorance and that fact that he hasn’t seen Bull Durham. If he had, he’d know that Baseball is a religion full of magic, cosmic truth, and the fundamental ontological riddles of our time. (Annie) He’d also know that a player (or a team) on a streak has to respect the streak. If you believe you’re playing well because you’re getting laid, or because you’re not getting laid, or because you wear women’s underwear, then you ARE! (Crash)
I have just one piece of advice for Mr. Abbott as the remainder of this post-season plays out, if he intends to do his part: The rose goes in the front, big guy.
4It’s a given that Republicon men are not normal men. But the GOPigs in Texas are extreme freaks. They had an opportunity to be looking at Wendy Davis for the next four years, instead they chose A-Butt. That is not the choice of normal men.
5Idiot has no idea about Fan Rules Of Baseball.
Bad juju, Gov, very bad juju.
Somebody send Abbott on a very long road trip until the post season is over. I hear Baghdad is beautiful this time of year.
6I almost sent this to JJ last night, as soon as I saw it.
JJ ain’t kidding about superstitions in baseball. On the Washington Post discussion thread during each game, it was hilarious how a whole bunch of perfect strangers tip-toed around the fact that we were watching a (possible) perfect game–which became a no-hitter. Neither of which was explicitly named until the end of the game.
Abbott is an idiot. But, I repeat myself.
7I’m reminded of a sign in a photo of an anti-Scott-Walker rally early in his governorship: “[Walker photo] Becomes Governor, Breaks Everything.”
8Please, please, don’t let A-butt anywhere near our Spurs.
9As an old Longhorn now living in Kansas City, I would like to thank Governor Abbot. I believe that his rather premature gloating is what turned the tide for the Royals in the 8th.
10Keep it up, please!
AAARGH!
11He’s using the public’s love of baseball as a distraction and to make hisownself look good! Ewwwww!
12a-Butt summed up in two words: dog dump.
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