Friday Buzz: Hairy situation

Compiled by Joe Garvey

The Virginian-Pilot

The Yankees gave out 20,000 fake moustaches at Wednesday's game and even enlisted the American Mustache Institute to lobby for Jason Giambi to receive votes in the race for the American League's final spot in the All-Star Game.

Aaron Perlut, the institute's executive director, backed Giambi because of his first-half numbers and "his powerful lip fur."

The Buzz figures that endorsement locked up the all-important animal trappers' vote.

Nonetheless, Giambi and his 'stache got waxed, finishing third in the balloting.

Cheap shot

Tiger Woods isn't the only person idled by his knee injury.

Caddie Steve Williams has a lot of downtime, too. And that means he won't be earning any money on the PGA Tour until Tiger returns.

Even though Williams has raked in, by one estimate, $16 million as Tiger's bagman, his fellow loopers are concerned about how he'll get by during his forced unemployment.

So two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship, according to The Associated Press, they put up a sign in their trailer touting the "Steve Williams Benevolent Fund."

For a money jar, they used a shot glass.

It only takes one

A guy playing a company golf outing in Scotland recently lost 23 of the 24 balls he took to the course.

That other ball? Allan Errington used that one to ace the par-3 ninth hole at Newmachar Golf Club. On top of it he won a car - a Volkswagen Golf, of course.

"It's quite embarrassing," Errington told a British publication, adding that he had to borrow a putter for the event and that he's only played about 15 rounds in his life.

So to all you folks who spend hours beating balls on the range yet have never even sniffed an ace, this is more evidence that God has one wicked sense of humor.

Those were the days

Do you think Alex Rodriguez longs for the days when he was hounded by the New York tabs for failing to get to first base?

Piling on

It seems like A-Rod is fodder for everybody these days. Jay Leno, talking about the weather the other night, said, "It was so hot, Madonna called A-Rod's wife just to get the cold shoulder."

NOW they're really plagued

Beijing officials are still wrestling with the city's horrible pollution problem and a humongous algae bloom at the Olympic sailing venue.

Now comes word that officials are worried about a locust invasion during next month's Games.

The Buzz can't imagine what's next. But aren't you happy you'll be watching the Games from the comfort of your living room?