Is it a bird? A plane? Well, yes it’s a plane, but it’s a plane that’s towing a message behind it. What does it say? That’s right, “Houston Asterisks.”
The message was being flown above the Oakland Coliseum prior to the A’s three-game series against the Houston Astros that began Friday night:
There’s a “Houston Asterisks” banner flying above the coliseum ud83dude43 pic.twitter.com/zOTNRwNT3d
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 8, 2020
It had originated with the idea from Jon Wilson of Brentwood, Calif. who is active on A’s Reddit and admitted he was getting worked up with how the Astros would not hear the booing from fans since patrons are not allowed to be in ballparks this season.