It’s been a tough few months for Houston, and just as we at the Free For All have been eager to help in the recovery efforts, we also share in their joy as the Houston Astros win the 2017 World Series.

And because we’ve been up too long watching the game (and every game in these series, for that matter!), we will simply refer you to this article, which documents the Library Battles that have ensued between the Houston Public Library system and the Los Angeles Public Library system.  Here’s a brief sample of a magic, via the Los Angeles Public Library and Houston Public Library Instgram feeds:

A post shared by Los Angeles Public Library (@lapubliclibrary) on Oct 25, 2017 at 1:27pm PDT

That’s what you call a comeback! And the #Astros did that! #EarnHistory #WorldSeries @lapubliclibrary @ladodgers @houstonastros #houstonlibrary

A post shared by Houston Public Library (@houstonpubliclibrary) on Oct 30, 2017 at 6:58am PDT

We launched our blog with some book-spine poetry, but we are seriously going to have to step up our game if we are ever going to compete at this level!