Youk Looks Like a ‘Rassler.

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Goodbye, Yukon Youkilis
Published 11/14/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... seasons after Johnny Damon lost his Captain Caveman 'do for charity, Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis shaved off his goatee for a $5,000 donation to his charity, youkskids.org. Youk says he plans to re-grow his beard in the offseason and hopefully cut it off again if the Red Sox win another World Series in 2008. "Hopefully, we'll do this again next year," he said.[MLB.com] | [Bugs and Cranks] | [SOX & Dawgs]

Italian Sausage Links - 11-14-07
Published 11/14/2007 by Richie Rich at Home Run Derby
 A quick race around the world of the baseball blogosphere. Bugs and Cranks thinks that the newly goatee-less Kevin Youkilis looks like Sergeant Slaughter.  They’re right. The 2008 Texas Rangers season is four and a half months away, but people are already sounding gloomy about the schedule. Chuck over at Ivy Chat and Andy at Desipio are kinda happy about Jacque Jones leaving the North Side. The Fanatnicks are happy about the Twins acquiring Craig Monroe. ...

Youk: Shorn like a newborn baby's bottom
Published 11/14/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... "Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids." Gillette, the best a first baseman can get, donated $5,000 for the deed. A look at the action, thanks to the wonderment of AP photos: Well, that's promising. Where to next, though? Oh! And he goes in for the kill. Quick, I need some help here. What kind of mustache is that? Ah, the finished product. That ought to last about a week or so, anyway. UPDATE : Sox & Dawgs and Babes Love Baseball have this, too. Oh, and Bugs & Cranks notes a similarity to a certain 1980s-era wrestler. Sgt. Slaughter at ...

Wednesday’s Basically Top Five Links
Published 11/14/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... Youkilis shaves his goatee into a mustache. For a moment there, he looked just like great American hero Sgt. Slaughter. Sadly, the moment was fleeting. ...