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It has been 95 years since Washington has seen a World Series.

For the Washington Nationals, a team that began life 50 years ago as the Montreal Expos, this was just meant to be their time.

In a Series that saw the road team win all seven games, the Nationals became the latest first-time champ, and the second in three years, beating Houston, which won their first title two years ago, 6-2. Stephen Strasburg, who won games 2 & 6, was named Series MVP.

Houston manager AJ Hinch will be second, third, & fourth guessed for not using ace Gerrit Cole in relief when he had the chance, and it was the sort of short-sighted thinking that has gotten other managers, including Washington's Dave Martinez, in trouble in the past. Hinch opted to use his bullpen arms, despite the fact that Cole, due to be a free agent, could've pulled a Madison Bumgarner and saved the game and the title.

Bumgarner, you'll recall, pitched five innings in the clinching game of the 2014 Series for San Francisco, and, yeah, he, too, is a free agent this winter.

Washington divested itself of Bryce Harper as the slugger went to Philadelphia, and in essence, may have gotten rid of the albatross that had kept them out of the Series. Harper's Phillies choked away any chance of reaching the playoffs with a late season collapse, and now Philadelphia's notorious fans will have to deal with Harper for a few more years.

Martinez, in his 2nd season as a manager, probably won't win Manager of The Year in the NL. That's likely going to either Mike Shildt in St. Louis or Brian Snitker in Atlanta instead.
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Even though the game was in Houston, fans in Washington, watching the game on the Jumbotron at Nationals Park, reminded President Trump that he's not their kind of guy.

A Trump re-election campaign ad appeared on the screen between innings, and it was almost as if the man himself was in attendance. The ad was booed mercilessly by the fans in the ballpark, likely tired of Trump's theatrics in the White House. In their minds, Trump is the worst thing to happen to Washington since Daniel Snyder bought the NFL franchise.
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If you're scoring at home, the Nationals' World Series victory gives the nation's capital a World title for the 2nd year in a row. The NHL Capitals, you'll recall, won the Stanley Cup in 2018, ending a title draught dating back to the NFL Trumpets' last Super Bowl, following the 1987 season.
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The more content he produces for Warner Bros. and its corporate siblings, including the CW, the more likely it is that producer Greg Berlanti could be sold some stock in the media giant.

Berlanti is responsible for a large chunk of CW programming, 3 1/2 nights worth as of now (Batwoman, Supergirl, All American, Black Lightning, The Flash, Arrow, & Riverdale, with Legends of Tomorrow and Katy Keene due in January), plus Netflix's You (previously on Lifetime) and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and DC Universe's Titans, Doom Patrol, and the forthcoming Stargirl. We're not even sure if NBC's Blindspot, another Berlanti entry, is returning this winter.

Now, Berlanti has his tendrils, unsurprisingly, at HBO Max, as two more DC shows are headed there. A small screen version of Green Lantern (Berlanti was one of the producers of the 2011 Ryan Reynolds-fronted feature), along with Strange Adventures, an anthology series, much like its DC namesake, which is returning in 2020 as well.

And, then, there's more coming to CW. You already know Green Arrow & The Canaries (or, if recent social media hype is to be believed, simply, The Canaries), a spin-off from Arrow, is set for next season. Now, it's being joined by Superman & Lois Lane, which technically would be a spin-off from Supergirl, with Tyler Hoechlin (ex-Teen Wolf) reprising as the Man of Steel, and Elizabeth Tulloch (ex-Grimm) returning as Lois.

Arrow signs off for good in December, likely to be replaced by Legends on Tuesdays, which means fans will have to wait until next October for Canaries. My best guess is either Superman ends up a mid-season launch in 2021, or a pre-existing series winds up either benched or cancelled. Stay tuned.