July 19, 2007 6:00 AM
Top 'stash, bobblehead schmobblehead and daddy d'oh
TOP 'STASH: Voting is currently under way in the top sports mustache of all time contest sponsored by the American Mustache Institute. Nominees include Al “the Mad Hungarian” Hrabosky, Rollie Fingers, Dale Earnhardt, “Goose” Gossage and Lanny McDonald.
BOBBLEHEAD, SCHMOBBLEHEAD: Friday is David Eckstein World Series MVP Step Stool Giveaway Night at LeLacheur Park, home of the Lowell (Mass.) Spinners. The first 1,500 fans will receive the giveaway honoring the St. Louis Cardinals diminutive shortstop.
THE NAME GAME: Actor and ultra New York Mets fan Kevin James admits he named his daughter Shea after the Mets ballpark, which will be vacated at the end of the season. “I can’t believe this got by my wife,” James said. “I am excited and a little upset I am going to have to change it to City Park, her name, when they change the stadium over.”
SPIN THE RECORD: George Hood Jr. completed his record-setting stationary bike ride, shattering the old record of 82 hours by pedaling for more than 111 straight hours.
BAD FAN: A fan of Italian soccer club AC Milan is being prosecuted for throwing a live rabbit from the stands and onto the field. Despite having all four legs tied together, the rabbit survived and has been adopted.
DADDY D'OH: A judge revoked visitation rights from a Spanish man who took his 10-year-old son bull running during the annual Pamplona festival. The boy’s mother saw a picture in a newspaper of her son and ex-husband running a few feet in front of the charging bulls.
Compiled by Brian Clark





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