The Best of MLB Halloween, Washington Brings the Hardware Home, the Offseason Begins
By Tab Bamford
Scary Start to the Offseason
The offseason officially began on Halloween, which means players had a lot of time to come up with good costumes. Here are some of our favorites: Jorge Soler, Elvis Andrus and our friend Ozzie Guillén nailed it this year.
Triumphant Return
The Nationals brought a trophy home with them to Washington.
Astros Say Farewell
Losing the World Series can be heartbreaking. The Astros players, management, broadcasters and families had to say goodbye to a tremendous season.
I want to say thanks to everyone who followed along. To cover a club as closely as I do all year is really unique and crazy cool. It’s fun to interact with so many of you who are incredibly passionate. @Astros fans are a classy bunch win or lose and I’m grateful for that. ? pic.twitter.com/0KVslLjvyL
— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) October 31, 2019
New Managers Introduced
The Padres introduced Jayce Tingler as their new skipper.
And the Royals introduced Mike Matheny as their new manager.
LVB Live! Poll of the Day
How are you going to cope without baseball till the spring?
— La Vida Baseball (@LaVidaBaseball) November 1, 2019
What are we reading?
Major League Baseball proposed a signing deadline for multi-year contracts, to be put in at the winter meetings. The MLBPA rejected the proposal. Why: https://t.co/MKHfD0qr30
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) October 31, 2019
Bourbon, tissues and wisdom from an unexpected source. A wild ride and a peek inside the night the Nationals finished their fight. https://t.co/DGrlJTlIRf
— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) October 31, 2019
The Nationals did not win the World Series because of fate or destiny. They won it being themselves, full of dreams and predictions and comebacks, all culminating in a surreal October.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 31, 2019
Here's the story of baseball's new champions. It's a really good one: https://t.co/BWPvftnTjd pic.twitter.com/3RPYWcHaNL
Gerrit Cole might have enjoyed his two seasons as a member of the #Astros, getting to the #WorldSeries and all. But the free-agent-to-be looks like he’s ready to try a third team https://t.co/BbG5wDsLeR
— Tribune-ReviewSports (@TribSports) October 31, 2019
Pro Post of the Day
Mr. Baby Shark himself, Gerardo Parra, enjoyed his family moment with the World Series trophy.
Fan Post of the Day
There was a miniature version of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. trick-or-treating last night. Lookin’ good!
OTD
2017 – The Houston Astros won the first World Series title, defeating the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7. George Springer was named World Series MVP.
2015 – The Kansas City Royals won the World Series, defeating the Mets 7-2 in Game 5. Salvador Perez was named World Series MVP.
2010 – The San Francisco Giants won their first World Series since moving to California in 1958, defeating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Game 5. Edgar Renteria was named World Series MVP.
2008 – Rubén Amaro Jr. was announced as the new general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
2001 – The New York Yankees won the first major league game started in the month of November. The Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 in 12 innings in the fifth game of the World Series.
Happy birthday!
Paulo Orlando (b. 1985)
Luis de los Santos (b. 1977)
Carlos Rodríguez (b. 1967)
Fernando Valenzuela (b. 1960)
Jose Moreno (b. 1957)
Chico Ruiz (b. 1951)
Featured Image: Jorge Soler Instagram