IRRELEVANT WEEK:

ANAHEIM — You know when Mickey Mouse waves you off with his white gloves you’re nobody special.

“Over here Sorcerer Mickey!” someone called out at California Adventure Park. “Mr. Irrelevant is here to meet you.”

Mickey turned his head, looked at David Vobora, who wore a St. Louis Rams shirt with the No. 252 on the back, and proceeded to walk the other way.

No children stood in Mickey’s new path. The kids actually surrounded Vobora as if he were an NFL star.

In reality, Vobora was the last player chosen in the recent NFL Draft.

Mickey must have figured out that there wasn’t enough magic in the park Tuesday to turn the 252nd pick into the top choice.

Money, yes, but Vobora saw none of it. The former University of Idaho linebacker barely had enough for a $3 churro.

The treat made up for Mickey’s rudeness, as Vobora ignored it and enjoyed Day 2 of Irrelevant Week XXXIII with family and friends.

Maybe Mickey knew Vobora flirted with Minnie Mouse earlier.

“She looked good today,” Vobora said.

Vobora tried to look the part of a mouse to impress Minnie. But there wasn’t a big enough Mickey ears hat to fit his giant head.

The day before the 6-foot-1, 242-pound Vobora planned to sport the ears.

“You probably won’t even notice who the kids are because I’ll be running around with my Mickey ears, jumping from ride to ride,” he said.

Vobora still stood out. The reason: Who in their right mind would wear Rams gear at Disneyland, down the street from where the Rams used to play football before moving to St. Louis prior to the 1995 season?

The Rams were the original Los Angeles Rams of Anaheim before the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim recently tried to fool fans with their location.

Aren’t they really the “Angels in the Outfield?” Disney used to own the Angels. No more. Maybe that’s why Vobora went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game Tuesday night.

More than the game, Vobora looked forward to eating a grilled Dodger Dog for the first time before taking batting practice with one of the most irrelevant baseball teams since the 1988 season.

“There’s nothing better than a cheap ballgame hot dog,” said Vobora, sounding like a future multi-million dollar NFL player.

Hot dogs at professional sporting events aren’t cheap. At Dodger Stadium, one will set you back about $5, a couple of bucks more than the churro at California Adventure.

And back to the churro. Before Vobora chewed on his, he and a complete stranger, Melody Jemmeth, greeted each other by hitting each other’s churro like some sword fight.

They’re both from Oregon, Vobora from Eugene and Jemmeth from Hermiston. The churro exchange must be one of those Oregon oddities, like it being illegal to pump your own gas.

The weirdness didn’t stop. Jemmeth asked Vobora for a favor.

“Can you sign this?” said Jemmeth, handing Vobora the napkin that was wrapped around her churro.

Vobora tried. Nothing came out on the clear napkin.

One thing was clear. Vobora wasn’t going to write his number and ask Jemmeth to be his date to the Playboy Mansion Friday.

Vobora knew the place he was at Tuesday was dreamlike. But Hugh Hefner’s home in Los Angeles captured his imagination more than the Disney characters like Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, and Goofy standing nearby.

“I take bribes,” said Vobora, adding that he has no date as of yet to the mansion. “If you put it out on the table, maybe you’ll end up getting a ticket. Who knows?”

Mr. Irrelevant’s sidekick for the week is Roy Schuening, an offensive lineman from Oregon State who is a fifth-round pick of the Rams.

The 6-4, 313-pounder said he doesn’t get excited often, even for tonight’s All-Star Lowsman Banquet at 6 and Rams Reunion at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa.

But mention the Playboy Mansion and he gets animated like Hamm, the piggy bank character from “Toy Story.”

“That’s like a dream of mine,” said Schuening, who can easily be mistaken for a bouncer or bodyguard.

He’ll be whatever to set foot in the mansion and meet playmates.

“I used to be a bouncer. In college I did it,” he said. “I don’t even get along with bouncers. Most of them are like half my size, so their always starting stuff with me.”

See, Mickey would never wave someone off the size of Schuening.

Well, he’s not Mr. Irrelevant XXXIII. He’s already signed a three-year deal reportedly worth $1.2 million with the Rams.

DAVID CARRILLO PEÑALOZA may be reached at (714) 966-4612 or at [email protected].