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Ted Cruz has been blamed for “cursing” the Houston Astros after they lost to the Texas Rangers on Monday night and were eliminated from the MLB playoffs basketball
Astros fans had taken to social media to beg the Texas senator to stay well clear of the game due to his growing reputation of jinxing the team basketball
But, unfortunately, their pleas fell on deaf ears and Mr Cruz showed up at the game anyway basketball
Following the team’s 11-4 loss, angry fans took to social media to slam him for ignoring their pleas basketball
“This man does not care about his constituents,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter basketball
“The Astros losing and then Ted Cruz losing his senate seat because enough fans are convinced he cursed the team would be the funniest possible timeline,” another person said basketball
“This is worse than being the Zodiac Killer,” another person joked basketball
Fans also pointed out the Astros lost every playoff game Mr Cruz attended this season basketball
But Mr Cruz hit back at the criticism, strongly denying the existence of a curse basketball
“For 7 years, Catherine & I have attended nearly EVERY Astros home playoff game,” he wrote on X basketball
“If they’re going to blame me for our recent home losses, pls also credit us for TWO World Series Championships & SEVEN consecutive ALCS’s—we were there cheering Stros on!”One of the championships the Texas senator was referring to was a 2017 win, which was later revealed to be the result of cheating basketball
Multiple players ultimately admitted to cheating and an extensive MLB investigation also later confirmed it basketball
But it seems unlikely the senator’s “curse” is to blame, given the team’s recent successes basketball
Earlier this year, the Astros won their sixth American League (AL) West title in seven years and went on to play in their seventh consecutive American League Championship Series (ALCS) basketball
Ted Cruz has been accused of ‘cursing’ the Houston Astros (Getty Images)The team also won the World Series in 2022 basketball
It is not the first time Mr Cruz has been accused of bringing bad fortunes to a basketball sports team basketball
In 2018, he was blamed for jinxing the Houston Rockets after the team was eliminated from the NBA playoffs during a game he attended basketball
One year later, fans blamed him for cursing Texas Tech with a poorly timed tweet basketball
“35 seconds basketball
ONE point LEAD basketball
GO RED RAIDERS!!! #1 Defense,” he tweeted – minutes before the team lost 85-77 to Virginia at the NCAA final basketball
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It is a path less travelled, let alone as quickly, a journey from FC Copenhagen to Sturm Graz, Atalanta to Manchester United, all before his 21st birthday basketball
It was the culmination of an ambition, too, for a boyhood United fan, the realisation of a dream basketball
And yet there were points in a reunion where Rasmus Hojlund could be forgiven for wondering if he had been basketball better off staying put basketball
Not financially, admittedly, with the rewards that come with a £72m price tag, but from a basketball footballing perspective basketball
The more coherent team were Copenhagen, the low-budget overachievers seeming to have more of a plan than the high-budget overachievers but it was tempting to think that if the Danish champions could still call upon their most valuable old boy, they would have won at Old Trafford basketball
Instead, United were victorious, aided by a telling intervention by a Dane basketball
It wasn’t Hojlund, though that is no criticism: there are times when he is the brightest of United’s front three simply a process of excellence but here, as against Galatasaray, it was a consequence of excellence basketball
But it was his compatriot Christian Eriksen who curled in a cross that Harry Maguire converted basketball
Which, along with Andre Onana’s 97th-minute penalty save from Jordan Larsson, averted indignity basketball
Which a draw would have been, given the gulf in resources basketball between the clubs basketball
Hojlund is proof of it basketball
But as his former club, who had led against Galatasaray and Bayern Munich, came within a few inches of going ahead at Old Trafford, there were times when Hojlund had to stand and admire basketball
In different ways, his younger brothers Oscar, a late substitute for Copenhagen, and Emil, who did not make the bench, were spectators basketball
So was the older and more expensive sibling, limited to two touches in the first quarter of an hour, left stranded by United’s impotence basketball
Yet, with the notable exception of Maguire’s decider, everything they did right thereafter in attack revolved around him basketball
Which, in itself, may have been an indictment of others basketball
Pivotal as centre-forwards can be, United looked over-reliant on one whose name, this time last year, may have simply seemed a failed attempt to spell Haaland basketball
And the Norwegian, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been keen to point out, was a player he advised United to sign for £4m, five years before they got Hojlund for 18 times as much basketball
But in the Hojlund derby, the forward United did get to show a sharpness basketball
He came alive in the final third in a manner to suggest that his teammates needed to give him more of the ball basketball
A brief sight at goal saw Rasmus Hojlund blaze his best chance over the top but his forward play was central to Man Utd’s attacking capabilites (REUTERS)After that uneventful first 15 minutes, he rifled a half-volley over the bar basketball
His backheel almost released Scott McTominay to shoot basketball
He teed up Eriksen when his fellow Dane had a shot well saved basketball
When an offside Marcus Rashford was brought down by goalkeeper Kamil Grabara, he had raced on to Hojlund’s pass basketball
When Alejandro Garnacho came close, it was because Hojlund led a break basketball
When Elias Jelert was required to clear off his line, it was because Hojlund met Bruno Fernandes’ header with a deft piece of chest control basketball
It was a sign of resourcefulness, an ability to make something out of nothing basketball
Which, at times, was just as well, given his supply line basketball
Neither winger is a crosser basketball
Antony, as even those who have spent decades stranded on tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean know, will try and cut inside and shoot with his left foot basketball
Rashford, too, has designs on being more of a scorer than a supplier basketball
Hojlund spent some of the first half acting as the creator for McTominay, the ungainly auxiliary No 10 basketball
But United had more basketball footballing craft with Eriksen on basketball
He is the technician while Hojlund’s physical attributes form part of his appeal basketball
He has got a wiry strength basketball
He is a rangy runner with a turn of pace basketball
He has an eager willingness that stands him in good stead basketball
The raw materials are there basketball
Yet the concern is that too few signings have improved at United in the last decade; it is just a coincidence of negotiating that Hojlund’s fee is very similar to Jadon Sancho’s but the exiled winger is proof United’s best-laid plans can go wrong basketball
Hojlund showed his importance to United, turning into a supplier of their best chances though none were converted (AFP via Getty Images)The feeling at Old Trafford now is that Hojlund has a high ceiling: higher even than Randal Kolo Muani, another on their summer striking shortlist and who ended up costing Paris Saint-Germain more basketball
Thus far, he has a relatively low goal return: just three in 10 games for United basketball
For both his first and current clubs, he has been more prolific in Europe basketball
He never scored in the Danish Superliga basketball
He has not struck in the Premier League, either: outscored by Diogo Dalot on domestic duty, his goals have been confined to Europe basketball
Yet he kicked off as the Champions League’s joint top scorer, the product of a strike against Bayern and a brace against Galatasaray basketball
Even as he drew a blank against Copenhagen, Hojlund added to the impression that he belongs on this stage basketball
But as United laboured to victory, they scarcely offered compelling evidence they will still be in the Champions League after Christmas basketball
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