Astros announcer appears to take subtle dig at Blue Jays’ Anthony Bass following popcorn fiasco
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A Houston Astros announcer took a subtle dig at Toronto Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass during Monday night's game following the social media storm Bass created when voicing his frustrations about an incident on a United Airlines flight involving his pregnant wife and their two young children.
Bass, who had a short stint with the Astros in 2014, took to Twitter on Sunday to share his dismay that a flight attendant made his wife, Sydney Rae Bass, pick up popcorn from the floor under the seat of his youngest daughter.
Anthony Bass, left, and Sydney Rae James attend Jessie James Decker's "Kittenish" Clothing Launch at Gramercy Park Hotel on Nov. 17, 2015 in New York City. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)
"The flight attendant @united just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 year old and 2 year old get on her hands and knees to pick up the popcorn mess by my youngest daughter. Are you kidding me?!?!"
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The tweet went viral with mixed reactions.
However, the following day, Astros announcer Geoff Blum seemingly entered the conversation with a subtle dig at Bass.
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Anthony Bass, #52, as the Toronto Blue Jays play the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre in Toronto Sept. 14, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
"Your new pitcher is ex-Astro Anthony Bass on to try and clean it up," Blum said at the bottom of fifth.
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With the Blue Jays trailing 8-1, the comment was not an unusual one for a relief pitcher, but the controversy