He got national exposure on his campaign ad thanks to his money and nation wide coverage of the game. Winning. That’s the name of the game, he makes me smile yuughly! Clearly the Nats team outplayed the Astros. It’s why they play the game. :)
So, who won the series?
See ladies. That’s how you lose graciously. Notice, he did not try to destroy the MLB league? Sorry, but women in politics has been a disaster. Hope they grow to learn to advance country
Wonder how that guy who bet millions on the Astros feels about now....
Glad they won, wish Frank Howard and Mike Epstein could have been part of it.
I sincerely hope that he doesn’t invite them to the White House...for obvious reasons!
With the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup victory in 2018 and the Nationals’ World Series title last night, the longest droughts for Washington DC based teams are now the NBA Washington Bullets/Wizards (1978) and NFL Redskins (1991).
Note also that this is the 50th anniversary of the “Miracle Mets” World Series victory in 1969 and this year’s World Series was won by a 1969 expansion team as the Nationals started out as the Montreal Expos that season.
The oldest modern MLB expansion teams to have yet win a World Series include:
1961-Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (W.S. appearances in 2010 and 2011).
1969-Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (one World Series appearance in 1982 representing the American League against the St. Louis Cardinals).
1969-San Diego Padres (W.S. appearances in 1984 against the Detroit Tigers and 1998 against New York Yankees).
1977-Seattle Mariners (oldest team to have yet to play in a World Series, as the 1969 Expos/Nationals made their first this season and were victorious).
The longest turnpike to a first ever World Series championship belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies with 77 years. The Phillies joined the National League in 1883 and World Series play was first created between the National and American leagues in 1903. The Phillies did not win their first NL pennant and make their first Series appearance until 1915 and did not do so again until 1950 (The Whiz Kids). Finally, in 1980, the Phillies won that first Series against the Kansas City Royals and made appearances again in 1983 (Baltimore) and 1993 (Toronto) before their second title in 2008 (against Tampa Bay).