On Wednesday night the Washington Nationals won their first World Series in franchise history, defeating the Houston Astros 6-2 to clinch game seven and be crowned baseball world champions. The Nationals franchise, based in Washington D.C, overcame the odds, which were heavily stacked against them to record an astonishing and historic feat. The Nationals won the seven game series 4-3 beating the Astros in the deciding game in Texas. The first time in the history of not just Baseball but Basketball and Ice Hockey too, that all seven ties in a World Series were won by the visiting team. Washington also overcame an incredibly poor start to their season. They lost 31 of their opening 50 games. In the postseason the Nationals were behind in series on 5 occasions in their games against the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals and finally Houston, fighting back each time to win their maiden Major League Baseball title. Not only did the Nationals climb the all of t...