As the co-founder of BaB, it doesn't pain me to report on Brian Wilson's jet black beard that has earned him the coveted "Fear the Beard," but as a die-hard Phillies fan - as someone who attended college in the City of Brotherly Love - well, it borderline makes me nausea to report on this as we all know what happened in Game 6 of the NL championship series.
But I'll put that aside and focus on what is really important here - Wilson's Beard. But, as our loyal readers know, we reported back in January that Jacob Pullen of Kansas State had fans sporting Fear the Beard t-shits in support of his Abe-Lincoln-esque facial hair styling.
But enough about the slogan, Brian Wilson is 28 years old and became the Giants full-time closer three seasons ago (note: he rocked a clean-shaven face with short brown hair at this time). According to SI.com, "In 2008 he recorded 41 saves and was named to the All-Star team. As his dominance increased, his appearance has changed. First came the tattoos. Then the Mohawk, which started changing colors. Then the bright orange cleats that he adapted to baseball rules with a black Sharpie. And finally this year -- another All-Star season, when he led majors in saves with 48 -- came the beard, which took on a black-Sharpie look of its own. Wilson, however, shrugs off questions about how his beard is so amazingly black."
I am not going to openly cheer for San Fran in The World Series, but I hope the best bearded team wins (with the scales tipping in that city's favor). Of course, in this gal's biased opinion, Jayson Werth's beard = completely more bad ass than Wilson's (and boasts more Twitter followers too... isn't San Fran known for tech savviness? Hmmm. Well, let's not split hairs about it).
