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Who'd have thought we'd ever see the day?

When Williams took the mike in front of a crowd that included several former Senators, he kept his mayoral composure even as the crowd whistled, hollered and roared. He knew he had the prize he had sought so long.

"This is a great day in Washington, isn't it?" he asked.

On the other hand, a not so great day for the 31,000 gathered to watch the Expos final home game.

One [fan] held up a sign: "EXPOS HALL OF SHAME." Underneath were pictures of Commissioner Bud Selig and former Expos owners Claude Brochu and Jeffrey Loria. At the bottom, the punch line: "Merci, de rien." ("Thanks for nothing").