Fear the Beard (by Phil)

 

Remember Brian Wilson?

The eccentric closer for the San Francisco Giants?

 

 

 

He is best known for his trademark beard and the slogan that came to dominate the 2010 World Series, "Fear the Beard."

 

But like most major league closers, "The Beard" had some quirky behaviors:

 

In the 2010 All-star game, he debuted a pair of bright orange cleats which he continued to wear throughout the season.  When an opposing manager complained and MLB fined him $1,000, "The Beard" responded with the following:

 

"The fact that he (the opposing manager) thinks these shoes throw 97-100 with cut might be a little far-fetched. I guess we should probably have these checked for performance-enhancing cleats."

 

He later added that he was punished:  "for having too much awesome on my feet."

 

While never admitting to dying his beard, when asked about its dark black color, Wilson replied: 

 

"It's dark because we play a lot of day games. It's tanned. It's focused."

 

Well, the next generation for quirky, bearded pitchers is on its way

 

 

While Jacob currently lacks Wilson's speed, he has already struck out 25 batters, three weeks into the season, and has his share of quirks.

 

He has a pull-up bar on the entrance to his room and no one is allowed entry without performing at least one pull-up.  (Phil is getting buff, and Jennie misses her good night hug).

 

He checks the weather every morning, but only trusts the report on his I-pod touch.

 

He only eats plain pasta (no sauce) before games and always eats a blueberry bagel between the games of his Saturday double-headers.

 

He's one of the last people in America who owns  and is quite fond of his mounted singing fish.

 



 

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