You can’t really blame him. After all, Alexander Ovechkin is the only player in the history of the National Hockey League ever to score  900 goals, and he is 40 years old and his beard is gray. But I don’t think we thought that the Washington Capitals would be in last place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division at this time of the year, but there they are, with only 18 points. They lost last night to the division leading New Jersey Devils in a shoot-out, 3-2.

Ovechkin did score his 5th goal of the year, but that is only about one a week. I have recently learned that  perhaps his attention is elsewhere. I think this may be the case, as I Ovi is now not only in the hockey business, but the cereal business.

Someone needs to tell him to slow down. You can’t do everything.

The Capitals were expected to be a competitive team this year, and might still be as the season goes on…..if Ovi gives up his extracurricular activity.

The Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association were never supposed to be good this year, but they have started the season not even living up to their preseason expectations. The Wizards record as of now? One win, eleven losses. No cereal.

This of course leaves the NFL’s Washington Commanders. They stand at 3-7. Pretty good for a Washington team this year, right? Of course, they have lost 5 in a row with none of the games close, and their star quarterback, pass receivers, and several others are not playing because of injury. Today, they play a team with an identical record, the Miami Dolphins, but I bet I know what will happen. Want to get to the game? Better hurry. It is now 8:30 a.m. in Washington. The game starts in an hour. They are playing it in Madrid. Go figure.

Of course, there are other teams in town. The Nationals came in last in the MLB National League, losing 30 more games than they won. Of the 15 teams in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Division, DC United came in – you guessed it – 15th. But the Washington Mystics of the WNBA did do a little better this year. They were 10th out of a league of 13 teams. Not bad for DC, you say. But who knows what would have happened if the season had gone on longer? After all, the Mystics lost their last ten games.

But there must be at least one sport that Washington is good at. Let’s say, for example, war. Okay, our last attempts (Iraq, Afghanistan) didn’t really see us in the victory column, but it’s a new season, and I am looking forward to opening day against Venezuela. The preseason games have been pretty easy for our guys and gals, and we can only hope for a lopsided victory. The rest of the season, however, may prove tougher.

Let’s just hope our coach does not get diverted.