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    Bill Shaikin: Astros set the MLB benchmark for success with second World Series title

    HOUSTON — No sooner had the players finished dancing than the fans started singing. The game still had three innings to go, and in fact this was the middle of an inning, but no matter. The dynasty would not wait. The chant from the stands grew louder with each repetition, and more insistent: WE WANT HOUSTON! WE WANT HOUSTON! They were Houston, these fans. They were mocking the fans of Seattle, ...
    by Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times Nov 05, 2022 3 minutes
    The Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, to win the World Series in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Houston.

    HOUSTON — No sooner had the players finished dancing than the fans started singing. The game still had three innings to go, and in fact this was the middle of an inning, but no matter.

    The dynasty would not wait.

    The chant from the stands grew louder with each repetition, and more insistent: WE WANT HOUSTON! WE WANT HOUSTON!

    They were Houston, these fans. They were mocking the fans of Seattle, and of New York, who had chanted how they wanted Houston. The Astros had swept Seattle, and the Astros had swept the Yankees, and now

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