Congrats to the Nationals for winning the World Series.

Thanks to the Astros for another fun season.

WOW...a mid engine, 4-seater Corvette goes to the MVP Stephen Strasburg...congratulations.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Dang if I don't love watching a baseball team win the series second only to watching a team win the Stanley Cup.

I've got to see both in two years, both awesome stories. I'm elated. If my screen names namesake does something next season I'll have a heart attack.

So awesome.

Stay in the Fight
Finish the Fight

FIGHT FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!

Almost wish I was listening to it on the radio so I could hear "Bang zoom go the fireworks, another Curly W is in the books."

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
Almost wish I was listening to it on the radio so I could hear "Bang zoom go the fireworks, another Curly W is in the books."

You can on Nat's website.. Congrats to the Nationals and to the fans.

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Originally posted by SSgt USMC/Vet:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
Almost wish I was listening to it on the radio so I could hear "Bang zoom go the fireworks, another Curly W is in the books."

You can on Nat's website.. Congrats to the Nationals and to the fans.

Thanks, forgot about the whole internet thing, found it.

https://omny.fm/shows/bits-stu...es-game-winning-call

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Dang if I don't love watching a baseball team win the series second only to watching a team win the Stanley Cup.

I've got to see both in two years, both awesome stories. I'm elated. If my screen names namesake does something next season I'll have a heart attack.

So awesome.

Now there is some wishful thinking

Woo-hoo!!! Happy Nationals fan.

Yeah, you can't expect to win after leaving 10 players on base, some in scoring position (Astros).

Congrats Nats, they wanted it more and came through in the end.

Must be a full-scale picture of the Corvette...

Strasburg came through, as did all the lead pitching. It was fun to watch.

Did Hinch take a page from the Dave Roberts book of managing?

I thought he had pulled Greinke a little too early and didn’t go to Cole. Was Hinch waiting for game 8?

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Originally posted by Edmond:
Did Hinch take a page from the Dave Roberts book of managing?

I thought he had pulled Greinke a little too early and didn’t go to Cole. Was Hinch waiting for game 8?

Hindsight is always 20/20 but I thought he was going to Cole.

He had to pull Greinke when he did - HR, 1 on, 1 out - if he gave up another HR right then it would be his fault, of course the reliever threw one pitch and gave up that HR, and the rest is history...

My 11yr old son mentioned the irony of Harper getting traded signing w/ the Phillies and then the Nats winning it all.

I told him the Phillies paid him ~$35M or so this year to not win the World Series. I think he's ok with it.

A couple of notes from my end. And since I inadvertently stepped on Para's toes, I don't want to make the same mistake...

Washington, D.C. is probably the most divisive city in the country. For a couple of days, anyone wearing a red jersey is united in the same blush of victory. It won't last, so we need to enjoy it while we can.

Personally, some of my best memories as a kid were of my dad taking me to Griffith Stadium to watch the Senators play. Sometimes we'd sit in the dark on the porch and listen to Nats games on the AM transistor radio. That my dad wan't the warmest of fathers, these were the times I felt closest to him. He never lived to see his baseball team win a World Series. Now I have, and in my heart, I share this with him.

In my days living in and around Washington, D.C. I have now been witness to the following championships. It's been a long haul:

1978 - Washington Bullets (now Wizards): NBA
1982/87/91 - Washington Redskins: NFL
1996/97/99/04 - D.C. United: MLS (okay, I don't consider soccer on the same level as other sports, but still...)
2002 - Maryland Terrapins: NCAA Men's Basketball (I received my undergraduate degree from UMd).
2006 - Maryland Terrapins: NCAA Women's Basketball
2018 - Washington Capitals: NHL
2019 - Washington Mystics: WNBA
2019 - Washington Nationals: MLB

The last is the icing on my cake. I can now die happy to have witnessed a World Series championship!

Entire area has permagrin.
Everyone was friendlier.
Beautiful day if I may say.

Close enough to a Haiku.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
Entire area has permagrin.
Everyone was friendlier.
Beautiful day if I may say.

Close enough to a Haiku.

One of my co-workers came in today wearing a World Series Champions shirt. I asked him if he'd attended the watch party last night, where they started selling them right after the game was over. No, he told me. He went to Dick's, which opened at 6:30 this morning. He said the checkout lines were unbelievable -- at that time of the morning, no less.

Reportedly, Dick's is receiving shipments of apparel and memorabilia hourly. But, since it's Dick's, I won't be going there.

I liked this and thought I'd share:

^^^ Awesome.