WATCH: Yankees Fans Absolutely UNLEASHED on the Houston Astros After Waiting Two Years to Lash Out at Them Over Cheating Scandal

Brandon ContesMay 5th, 2021, 12:03 pm
 

Even with just 10,580 fans in the seats, Tuesday night’s Yankees-Astros game in the Bronx had the atmosphere of a playoff contest.

Maybe it’s because we’ve been starved for “normalcy” at sporting events, but despite the small crowd, the boos were loud. For two years, animosity festered toward the Astros after Houston’s baseball team was outed for cheating against the Yankees and others in the 2017 postseason.

With crowds prohibited from MLB games in 2020, Yankees fans were forced to wait an extra year. But Tuesday night, they were primed to give the Astros hell.

Credit them for being heard, but while Yankees fans shined in making noise with jeers of ‘cheaters’ and ‘f*ck Altuve,’ they failed in creativity. Turning your backs to the field? I’m not sure what paying a premium to watch the game, and turning your back on the field proved to the Astros. Inflatable trash cans? As generic as throwing needles at Alex Rodriguez. The dude dressed as Oscar the Grouch? That one was pretty good.

Adding to the unique scene from the Bronx was ESPN broadcasting the game. And while they had one of the most hyped regular season matchups in two years, ESPN decided to celebrate “May the Fourth” by dressing up their broadcasters in Star Wars costumes, a clear admission that they don’t get what the fans want.

Watch some of Tuesday night’s Yankee Stadium chaos shared on social media, and notice the guy snag a free beer while chasing his trash can in the first tweet.

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