Kevin Youkilis was gifted with the ability to grow mean facial hair. Now he’s giving that gift back to those less fortunate.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Youkilis is making his Opening Day facial hair a matter of public choice. Fans who donate at least $1 to his “Hits for Kids” charitable foundation can weigh in on whether he should sport a goatee, mustache, fu manchu or clean shaven look on April 3.
I’m pretty sure Youk is already rockin’ the fu manchu, which is really pretty overhyped in my opinion. Anyway, it’s cool that Youkilis cares so little about his looks that he’s willing to let fans decide just how he should wear his facial hair. I guess when you’re as ugly as Youk, it doesn’t really matter what’s growing on your face.
And not to undermine his charitable contribution – because it really is a cool thing he’s doing – but isn’t he playing it kind of safe? A mustache? A goatee? If you really want to get people interested and donating money to the charity, you’ve got to up the ante a bit and give them options they can get excited about. How about letting them vote for either Wolverine sideburns, a Hitler mustache, or one of those old-timey mustaches that connect to the sideburns? THAT would get people involved.
