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Nationals Fans Hail World Series Champions

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - The song "Baby Shark'' blared over loudspeakers and a wave
   of red washed across this politically blue capital Saturday as
   Nationals fans rejoiced at a parade marking Washington's first World
   Series victory since 1924.

   ``They say good things come to those who wait. Ninety-five years is a
   pretty long wait,'' Nationals owner Ted Lerner told the cheering crowd.
   ``But I'll tell you, this is worth the wait.''

   As buses carrying the players and team officials wended their way along
   the parade route, pitcher Max Scherzer at one point hoisted the World
   Series trophy to the cheers of the crowd.

   At a rally just blocks from the Capitol, Scherzer said that early in
   the season his teammates battled hard to ``stay in the fight.'' And
   then, after backup outfielder Gerardo Parra joined the team, he said,
   they started dancing and having fun. And they started hitting. ``Never
   in this town have you seen a team compete with so much heart and so
   much fight,'' he said.

   And then theNatsdanced.

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