DC Sports: We Want Our Mommy & Daddy! (Capitals Edition)

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Alexander Ovechkin & His Mother Tatyana


The Washington Capitals have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past three seasons and Alex Ovechkin was the Superstar that was leading the way.  However, this season he has played well below his typical level, and a recent Washington Post article brings up more DC Sports mommy issues.

"She’s in his life in many other areas — relationships with girls, with friends, with everyone. It’s bizarre.” 

--Anonymous Source via Rick Maese and Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Post

Alex's mom does not just give him some motherly advice, she takes control of the situation as she did when she negotiated Alex's last ginormous contract.  And if you saw the HBO 24/7 show last season, you see that he lives with his mother in Russia during the offseason.  Maybe mommy can help him score some goals before the Caps fall out of playoff contention.

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The DC Sports Fan Venn Diagram

The time has come for me to upset everyone with Caps Basketball's interpretation of DC Sports fans. The following diagram took me about 3 hours to make, I had to redo it about 10 times and finally I got it to look "kind of" like I wanted it to look.

In theory it represents people who only like DC sports teams. Therefore it is somewhat of a representation of people's favorite sports. However I believe people like certain sports with a certain level of passion based on where they live. In this case DC. Like that Merry-Go-Round?

Basically you could substitute a Nats for an Orioles, but you couldn't shift this whole chart to Toronto. Well I'm not going to confuse you any longer. Just take a look at this confusing piece of art:



No I did not use any stats from this Washington Post DC Sports Fan Poll.

As you can see I think everyone loves the Redskins. Since the Nats were late to the party, most DC sports fans like them if they didn't already have a team. You can figure out the rest of the diagram on your own maybe.