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Houston Astros Announcer Pokes Fun At Bass Following Popcorn Disaster

Former Houston Astros pitcher Anthony Bass is catching a lot of heat for his recent social media post. Now, even the announcers are getting in on the action.

Kade Kistner

Houston Astros Announcer Pokes Fun At Bass Following Popcorn Disaster
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Former Houston Astros pitcher Anthony Bass made waves on social media this week when he posted a photo from an airplane stating that United Airlines made his pregnant wife "get on her hands and knees" to pick up a popcorn mess their own children created. 

Let's just say, it was met with "mixed" reactions from social media. And by "mixed" we mean mostly negative. Especially considering his wife told a different tale on her own social media platforms.

Now Bass is facing his old team as he is a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and picked up some heat from Astros announcer Geoff Blum when Bass took the mound. 

"Your new pitcher is ex-Astro Anthony Bass on to try and clean it up," Blum exclaimed on Monday night. 

A nice subtle dig at Bass for not cleaning up his own children's mess while insisting the flight attendants do it for him. 

The level of entitlement is astonishing. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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