SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 18: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros hits a single in fourth inning during the game five of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Sapporo Dome on November 18, 2014 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)SAPPORO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 18: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros hits a single in fourth inning during the game five of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Sapporo Dome on November 18, 2014 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
In the day and age where asking your favorite athlete to go to prom with you gets 10,000 retweets in a heartbeat, it makes this story that much more depressing for the Houston Astros.
READ MORE: MDHHS Recommends Michiganders Avoid Foam On Waterbodies This SummerThe Astros had a great giveaway on their Twitter account.
All they asked for was 1,000 retweets to give away a Jose Altuve autographed baseball. It’s not like Altuve is a slouch, he won the friggen AL batting title.
1,000 retweets is nothing right?
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The tweet that followed it from the Astros is as depressing as it gets.
All that it needed was sad, slumping walking away music.
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Oh wait, there it is.