And this is why we’re romantic about baseball, ladies and gentlemen.
Kyle Tucker, an outfielder for the Houston Astros, was absolutely atrocious at the plate Sunday … at least to start the game.
Taking on the Milwaukee Brewers, Tucker went 0-3 in his first three at-bats. And if that isn’t bad enough, all three of those outs were strikeouts. Oh, but it gets even worse. Two of those strikeouts came when Tucker just watched strike three zoom past him, still holding the bat to his shoulder. In the second inning, he even left a runner on third base because of this outright baseball sin.
But even though baseball can be a very, very frustrating game, Tucker didn’t give up, instead he went down a rabbit hole of superstitions at Minute Maid Park to fix up his hitting — and holy hell, he did it in flying colors. (RELATED: Astros’ Ronel Blanco Suspended 10 Games By MLB For Having…
