This Job Is a Wurst-Case Scenario for Her

Frankly speaking, Tara Trzinski believes she landed a great job.

Trzinski, a 22-year-old resident of Chandler, Ariz., competes as a sausage in races at Maryvale Baseball Park, the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers.

“It’s going on my resume,” Trzinski told Mark Armijo of the Arizona Republic. “It’s a great job. ... I used to live in Milwaukee, and it’s a big deal to be a sausage in the sausage race. It’s like celebrity status. ... Now all my friends are jealous.”

Trzinski, a student at Arizona State, lost two races before winning for the first time this week. Dressed as an Italian sausage, she defeated a Polish sausage, a bratwurst and a hot dog.

“It’s everything I imagined it would be,” Trzinski said.

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Trivia time: How many times have the Lakers chosen a player in the NBA draft lottery?

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Flagging interest: Rodney Harrison of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots apparently intends to remain on the field after his playing career.

According to Michael Felger of the Boston Herald, the veteran safety took the first step toward becoming an NFL official by participating in an NFL Europe mini-camp in Tampa, Fla., this week.

Harrison and former teammates Fred McCrary and Grey Ruegamer were in the classroom for four to five hours a day and also officiated scrimmages.

After Harrison threw two pass-interference flags Tuesday, the players reacted accordingly.

“They said, ‘Hey, Rodney, that’s how you play!’ ” he said.

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Giant oversight: Barry Bonds was not among the current and former major league players subpoenaed to testify at a congressional hearing on steroid use.

Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News wondered why.

“What, is Congress afraid that Bonds will yell and call the Honored Members all liars?” Kawakami wrote.

“I’d guess, however, that this is one time Bonds isn’t frustrated by getting an intentional pass.”

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On the rebound: Third baseman Aaron Boone of the Cleveland Indians did not play last season after he injured his knee playing basketball, a mishap that caused the New York Yankees to nullify his contract.

Boone greeted former teammates this week in Winter Haven, Fla. When asked about his basketball-playing days, Boone joked with New York reporters: “I’m a pretty good free-throw shooter now. That’s all I do.”

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Trivia answer: The Lakers participated in the NBA draft lottery once, in 1994, when they selected Eddie Jones of Temple with the No. 10 pick. The Lakers finished the 1993-94 season with a 33-49 record. It was the only time since 1976 that they failed to make the playoffs.

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And finally: Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun, citing the playoff-bound Washington Wizards’ propensity for wearing retro Baltimore Bullet uniforms, can see another sport capitalizing on the throwback trend.

“The NHL is planning a similar league-wide ‘Turn Back the Clock’ promotion next year,” Schmuck wrote. “To commemorate the 2004-05 season, each team will spend one night playing in street clothes.”