LEFTOVERS: Zags fans unite with ‘Hair Day’
Gonzaga junior forward Kelly Olynyk has picked up a lot of postseason honors, including the West Coast Conference’s Player of the Year, and has a shot at the John Wooden Award, which goes to the nation’s best college basketball player.
But of all the honors Olynyk has received or is expected to receive in the coming weeks, none can match the one he received Tuesday.
The Spokane, Wash., accounting firm Moss Adams declared it to be “Kelly Olynyk Hair Day” in honor of Olynyk’s long tresses. Everyone in the company came decked out in Olynyk-style hair, either using a wig or letting their long hair down. Everyone also wore Olynyk’s signature headband across the middle of their foreheads.
“I don’t know how he wears those things,” receptionist Rosalee Saad told the Spokane Spokesman-Review. “He must have them made special, extra large.”
Some employees complained of a loss of circulation in their frontal lobes from the headbands. Another employee strapped on a pair of stilts to emulate Olynyk’s 7-foot height. But it was all in good fun.
Olynyk already has his degree in accounting from Gonzaga and probably is headed to the NBA even though he has a year of eligibility remaining. But marketing manager Anna Bresnahan said if Olynyk isn’t ready for the league, he has a desk and a chair waiting for him at Moss Adams.
“We’ll take him,” she said.
■ BEER SHAKES — Baseball season is just around the corner, and in the minor leagues teams will do just about anything to lure fans to the ballpark.
Especially when it comes to concessions.
The Charleston (S.C.) RiverDogs, a Class-A team and an affiliate of the New York Yankees, will introduce milk shakes made with beer. Along with the usual ice cream and syrup, beer will be added to produce the drink that will give new meaning to the word “frothy.”
Three flavors will be offered — Guinness Caramel, Palmetto Espresso Porter Chocolate and Sweetwater 420 Strawberry. Obviously, these specialities won’t be part of Dollar Beer Night.
■ HARPER PITCHING? — You’re a Washington Nationals fan (who isn’t these days?), and you’re contemplating buying season tickets. You pick up the phone, dial the Nats to place your order, and who answers the phone?
Bryce Harper.
Yep. That Bryce Harper.
Harper, the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year from Las Vegas, was pitching in Monday taking orders from fans, who must have thought they were being played for chumps. But Harper did work the phones, and he tweeted about how much fun it was.
The Nationals sold 14,000 season tickets last year. And after winning 98 games and making the playoffs, they’ve sold more than 20,000 for this season.
Not sure if Harper, an All-Star outfielder, was paid a commission for adding to the season-ticket base, but he did get a lifetime membership card from Chipotle, where he can have burritos whenever he wants gratis. That’s not a bad perk.
COMPILED BY STEVE CARP
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
