The Washington Nationals made baseball history Wednesday night with their World Series victory of the Houston Astros, capping an improbable Cinderella story in which they went from having a 19-31 record on May 24 to toppling the mighty Houston Astros.
Losing sometimes brings out the worst in people (see the now infamous treatment visiting Astros fans received at Yankee Stadium). While it must have been painful to lose four games at home in the World Series, especially for a team that had MLB’s best record at home (60-21), Houston Astros fans have shown themselves to be not just really good sports, but apparently really decent people. Check out these 10 tweets that should make Houston proud:
An Astros fan who felt the need to take out an ad complimenting Nationals fans:
Remarkable ad addressed to @Nationals fans from an @astros fan in the sports section of this morning’s @washingtonpost. #WorldSeriespic.twitter.com/kgvF9vYpLX
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 28, 2019
What happened when a Nationals fan met an Astros fan at the airport:
Just had a nice conversation with an Astros fan (he saw my Nats hat) in the Nashville airport of all places. We’re both pumped for an exciting game 7. Baseball, man! #STAYINTHEFIGHT
— Ally Jenkins (@AllyJenkinsDC) October 30, 2019
What it was like for a Nationals fan to meet Astros fans at Nationals Park:
https://twitter.com/suzjdean/status/1187946893717975040
What it was like to be a Nationals fan in Houston’s Minute Maid Park:
https://twitter.com/podcastitute/status/1187105515689652225
https://twitter.com/JenkinsJacobR/status/1189948145939238914
https://twitter.com/thehaleyleonard/status/1189677694960721928
Great to hear #Nationals fans being interviewed in Houston and saying how friendly and welcoming all the Astros fans were to them tonight.
— Bill McCarren (@mccarrennews) October 31, 2019
I want to note that when I got on the field and looked up at the crowd, there were almost an equal number of Nationals fans and Astros fans staying to watch the trophy presentation. It’s amazing how great baseball makes everyone celebrate. Those two teams played great baseball.
— Eireann Dolan (@EireannDolan) October 31, 2019
And this …
Congrats to the Nationals family from a nearly lifelong 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Astros fan. What a gritty and fearless team y'all have. Y'all deserve it . Enjoy , and hopefully we will see y'all there again for round 2 next year.
— 🅿️ . BARNes (@RockIsSolid29) October 31, 2019
And finally, this …
Congratulations to the @Nationals for an outstanding season and #WorldSeries. pic.twitter.com/v15osTF0b0
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 31, 2019
And today we celebrate...