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After Alex Ovechkin threw out the first pitch and a select few players spoke to reporters, it was time to take in a ballgame! The players went up into a suite on the third base line with the Stanley Cup. While there was a baseball game going on between the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants, the big action people paid attention to occurred in that suite.
Here’s a look back at Ovechkin’s first pitch(es)
When you win the Conn Smythe Trophy, you get as many mulligans as you want.#OnePursuit // #ALLCAPSpic.twitter.com/oJ0BfR9P60
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 9, 2018
On the way to the suite.
After a couple of drinks, it was time to show the Stanley Cup some baseball.
Lord #StanleyCup wanted to watch the ballgame. #ALLCAPS #OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/zB7d76fert
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 9, 2018
PLAY BALL! #ALLCAPS #OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/RuNkX8DiXq
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 9, 2018
With the San Francisco Giants batting in the top of the third, Alex Ovechkin might have created a distraction.
Yup. #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/wIIKqMoH1S
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 9, 2018
Ovi living his best life pic.twitter.com/YAHwY2eca3
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) June 9, 2018
Apparently, Ovechkin was pumping the Stanley Cup over his head numerous times throughout the game.
The guy in the Nats jersey in the suite (dark, thin) level? In the middle? That’s Ovechkin, who has been picking up the Cup and pumping it over his head sporadically during the game. pic.twitter.com/pMUIUi9c6Q
— Todd Dybas (@Todd_Dybas) June 9, 2018
Alex Ovechkin is just holding the Stanley Cup up in the middle of the inning. They won’t put him on the Jumbotron because the ball is still in play lmfao #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/XRRuUUWrOP
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) June 9, 2018
#WheresTheCup At NATS PARK! #ALLCAPSpic.twitter.com/4nEFMYF8FU
— Adam Epstein (@The1SportsNerd) June 9, 2018
Dan Kolko of MASN interviewed the players in the fourth inning as each one was chugging beers.
Kolko: “Alex, what has this been like? It’s your first time in front of this many D.C. sports fans back in D.C. since you won the Cup. What is this like?”
Ovechkin: “It’s great. We have fun but…”
Then Ovechkin and Tom Wilson broke out into singing “We are the Champions”:
This is the best interview of 2018.@masnKolko asks Ovi what it’s like to be in front of this many D.C. sports fans after winning the Stanley Cup.
He and his teammates start singing “We Are The Champions.” pic.twitter.com/udAJuOVIZQ
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) June 9, 2018
In the bottom of the fourth, Bryce Harper crushed a home run and Nicklas Backstrom held up the Stanley Cup. Harper, a Vegas native, is a Golden Knights fan so I’m sure he appreciated the gesture.
19th home run of the season for Bryce Harper. 437 foot bomb mashed to right center field. pic.twitter.com/d30QQExt0r
— Brendan (@brendan_camp) June 9, 2018
When the group chat finally decides on dinner plans pic.twitter.com/2BuKLgKN5W
— Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) June 9, 2018
This was Devante Smith-Pelly’s first game!
First game @smithpelly23! #ALLCAPS#OnePursuitpic.twitter.com/c8h873JYSj
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 9, 2018
FP Santangelo pointed out in the broadcast that the Capitals players were initially going to leave after the pregame ceremony. They stayed the entire nine innings. The Nationals defeated the Giants 7-5.
OVI JUST HUGGED THE CROWD MISSED THE HUG. I COULDNT GET MY PHONE OUT FAST ENOUGH .@dcsportsbog .@NoVa_Caps pic.twitter.com/1UvYNQY0ox
— Andrew _/ (@Capsandredskins) June 9, 2018
.@dcsportsbog .@NoVa_Caps pic.twitter.com/xEH97cS5Ft
— Andrew _/ (@Capsandredskins) June 9, 2018
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