There will be plenty of time to pick apart the many ways in which Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts let a World Series title slip through his fingers.
The Dodgers' World Series drought -- they haven't even appeared in a World Series since their epic win in 1988 against the Oakland Athletics -- will continue, but the story is the Houston Astros and their special championship win -- the first in franchise's 56-season history.
To start with, the 2017 World Series marked the first time since 1970 -- when the Baltimore Orioles faced the Cincinnati Reds -- in which two 100-win teams squared off. It figured to be a heavyweight fight, and it was.
