Nickname Needed

 
It's interesting that this year, we have a World Series with a common thread. Akin to a Subway Series, matching two New York teams, a Bay Bridge Series pairing San Francisco and Oakland, and the I-70 Series, whose entrants The Cardinals and Royals were connected by that highway, say hello to...

• The Fitteam Ballpark Series or... if you want to go non-commercial, The West Palm Pairing

For the first time in the division play era, we have a World Series that matches spring training co-tenants. (We did have another in 1942, with the Yankees and Cardinals who trained at Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg).

Three years ago, the Astros and Nationals moved into a terrific new facility in West Palm Beach. And this October, the two clubs that began their journey just off I-95 in Palm Beach County, will meet for baseball's ultimate prize.

Do you have a better nickname for the Houston-Washington showdown? While it lacks the "starpower" the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs or Cardinals might bring, it's a throwback as it offers six terrific starting pitchers. Don't expect any Bullpen Games or Openers, when the Astros send their big three of Verlander, Cole and Greinke against the Nat's Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin. That should be refreshing. Now add in the big bats, Altuve, Bregman, Springer and Alvarez versus Rendon, Soto, Robles and Kendrick. And, you know that sometime over the next four to seven games, someone unexpected, a Steve Pearce type, will grab a headline or two.

All the series needs is a nickname.