Boswell: A baseball miracle or a deal with the devil? Nah, just Nationals baseball

From Thomas Boswell at the Washington Post on October 31, 2019:

Pay attention to the Washington Nationals’ victory parade Saturday. Make sure those who ride in those cars and sit on that stage appear young and hearty.

Because if instead Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick, Juan Soto, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and 20 others appear to be elderly men, we will know they truly sold their souls to pull off this once-in-a-century triumph.

Yes, they did it again. The unbelievable, late-game-dancing, break-their-foes-hearts Nationals did it again.

Washington has a World Series champion for the first time in 95 years after a 6-2 Game 7 win over the utterly stunned, disbelieving 107-win Houston Astros here Wednesday night, and the only explanations seem to be baseball miracles or deals with the devil.

Read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/nationals-magic-world-series-win/2019/10/31/67671ab2-fb4b-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html



Originally published: October 31, 2019. Last Updated: October 31, 2019.