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| Sean Doolittle (r.) at Capitol Hill Books | |
Sean Doolittle, star relief pitcher for the World Series champion Washington Nationals and noted indie bookstore fan, was mistaken for a staff member on the sales floor at Capitol Hill Books last Saturday, where a wine and cheese party was being held to celebrate a co-owner's wedding as well as "pretty much everyone's birthday," DCist reported.
In town for the Winterfest event at Nats Park, Doolittle "messaged the Capitol Hill Books owners on Twitter to let them know in advance that he was coming. Once there, he took note of the store's three stories, maze-like floor plan, and floor-to-ceiling book stacks, marked with witty name cards," DCist wrote.
"I love used bookstores because it's always an adventure and it feels so good to give old, used books a new home!" Doolittle tweeted.
He even signed the wedding book for co-owner Aaron Beckwith, who was married earlier in the day. Beckwith's brother, Dave, had stopped Doolittle while he was browsing the shelves and asked: "Excuse me, do you work here?"
Co-owner Kyle Burk said, "I think I answered for him saying, 'No, but we're trying to sign him.' And Sean laughed." Yesterday, Capitol Hill Books tweeted: "Oddly, we are rarely mistaken for professional athletes."
Doolittle left "with a handful of sci-fi novels and a tote bag, and an appreciation for the store's list of banned words and phrases (think 'like' and 'literally')," DCist noted, adding that he "has about a month of uninterrupted reading time" before pitchers and catchers report to spring training on February 12.