Sullenberger among top moustache finalists
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS - Two baseball players and hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger are among 18 finalists for the American Mustache Institute's top honours.
The tongue-in-cheek St. Louis-based institute announced the finalists Monday for the "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year."
The winner will be selected through an online vote and announced at the "'Stache Bash" on Oct. 30. Proceeds from the event benefit Challenger Baseball, a baseball league for those with disabilities.
Sullenberger, who sports a neatly groomed white moustache, gained fame after safely landing a disabled US Airways jetliner in New York's Hudson River in January.
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan and Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Clay Zavada are the two ballplayers among the finalists.
Who's going with me to St. Louis for Stache Bash? That's going to be a hell of a party. I bet Hall and Oates will be cranking out the jams. Plus Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck have to be making guest appearances.
As for the top prize I couldn't disagree more. Sully is a great pilot but that stache is less than impressive. Its a bit thin, but not comically thin and its not quite the right shade of white for me. Plus, I've never heard of the two baseball players. Oklahoma QB Landry Jones should have easily taken this award. Its a travesty.
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