Series get awfully hairy with beards
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October 26, 2012, Friday
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THIS is going to be a very hairy World Series.
Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is looking seriously scraggly. Same goes for teammate Sergio Romo, whose facial fuzz has its own Twitter account. Tigers slugger Prince Fielder goes for a double - dreadlocks and an overgrown beard.
And not to forget injured San Francisco closer Brian Wilson. His dyed, jet-black thicket inspired a "Fear the Beard" campaign in the Bay Area and beyond.
"They're good beards this series, I think they're all good," Fielder said.
"Mine's just my wife won't let me shave it off. She just likes the way it looks."
There have been a bushel of beards, mustaches and flowing locks throughout the postseason, from the wild-haired Oakland Athletics to St. Louis closer Jason Motte to Washington outfielder Jayson Werth.
Superstition, busy schedules, hectic cross-country travel, there are all sorts of reasons for ditching the razor. Kind of like hockey, where playoff beards have long been tradition.
"Maybe people are just paying more attention," Wilson said. "I think every postseason has beards, every sport they do the playoff beard. I remember watching as a kid all the playoffs, and guys would grow beards.
"It's kind of like when you buy a new car and you realize everyone has it on the road.
"It's facial hair. You either have it or you don't. There's only a 50 percent chance you're going to have a beard," he said.
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