A family in California pulled off the ultimate troll of the Houston Astros with costumes digging at the team for its 2017 cheating scandal.
Some people do the bare minimum to celebrate Halloween, maybe putting out some candy in a bowl.
Some go all-out with intricate decorations and detailed costumes.
And then there are the people who take it to the next level and pull off a costume that transcends Halloween and speaks to the soul of a nation.
In the last category, we submit one California family who dubbed themselves the “Trashtros.”
In 2017 and 2018 the Houston Astros cheated & won the 2017 World Series* using a system of hidden cameras to steal signs and banging a trash can to signal pitches to the batter. Astro management was punished, but the players were not. These are their stories. pic.twitter.com/9LlJBmHKEb
— Brendan (@brendan_rbl) October 31, 2020
Everything about these costumes is glorious, from the “Trashtros” name to the “Cheaters” on the back to the trash can.
That’s not all though.
Josh Reddick (22)
— Brendan (@brendan_rbl) October 31, 2020
Resident trash can banger. Only plays in half the games because he can’t hit left handed pitching. When he’s not batting 8th he spends his free time banging trash cans to let his teammates know what pitch is coming. Thinks all this Astro hate is Reddickulous. pic.twitter.com/3E1fAJGNIp
The Twitter thread included a detailed breakdown of each depiction of an Astros player.
Alex Bregman (2)
— Brendan (@brendan_rbl) October 31, 2020
Been dreaming about winning that “piece of metal” his whole life. Very bad at apologies, we feel bad for Mrs Bregman. pic.twitter.com/0esrkxCE5I
Another member of the family was shown with the caption: “A known cheater. Pumpkin eater. Rumored to want to leave the Astros this offseason in free agency. The boo-birds will follow you forever, George.”
Talk about dedication to a theme.
The Astros cheating scandal continues to produce epic trolling
Since the baseball world spent much of 2020 deriding the Astros for their cheating scheme, which involved stealing signals using conveniently-placed cameras and signaling to batters using trash can bangs, it’s only natural someone used Halloween as a chance to keep it going.
Kudos to this family for going above and beyond for the joke.
One day, fans will move on from the scandal, but this is definitely not that year.
It may not have been a normal Halloween considering COVID-19 concerns still looming, but there was definitely fun to be had on the costume front.
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