Alexander Ovechkin was at RFK Stadium last night to throw out the first pitch before the game against the Phillies, and Dan Steinberg of the Post was there. Click here for the view from batting practice, and here for the results of the crash course in teaching a Russian sports superstar how to throw a baseball.
Steinberg is also asking Caps fans what they think of the team's chances this year. Click here for my thoughts from last week on what needs to happen for the team to make the playoffs.
Ovechkin kinda short-armed the actual first pitch, but he did throw a strike. So I’d give him a pass.
I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd for autographs during about the 3rd and 4th innings — a few hundred people, certainly.