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| July 17, 2015
| Hot Tobasco
Posted on 07/17/2015 3:56:29 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
For the Pittsburgh Steelers its a tradition. Brett Kiesels beard is the greatest beard of all time. Runner-up is James Harden of the NBA. That thing Andrew Luck grows on his face has it's own ecosystem. I hate it.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:03:57 PM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(From this point forward, I identify as a female illegal immigrant of African decent.)
To: Hot Tabasco
after this, it's been pretty much all downhill...
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:03:57 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Hot Tabasco
The young workmen who built a patio cover at my home had those sort of straight long beards. Must be stylish?
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:03:59 PM PDT
by
donna
(Polls are mob rule . . . faked.)
To: Hot Tabasco
I think it started in 2010 with San Francisco pitcher Brian Wilson. It was a rally thing. From Wikipedia: "He decided he would not shave until the Giants' season was over, and only if they failed to win the World Series. During the Giants' playoff run in 2010, Giants' fans began growing their own beards or wearing fake beards. Many fans chanted "Fear the Beard," and held up signs bearing the same motto. Teammate Sergio Romo also began growing a beard in 2010; he has had it intermittently ever since."
Others have copied it since then.
-PJ
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:04:41 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Hot Tabasco
They have to do something to create some excitement.
What is more exciting than watching your beard grow?
Watching most actual ballgames is not.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:04:52 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Tenacious 1
I had a full beard when I was a Hippie. Then I cut most of it off and had the most awesome Fu Manchu! Now, just a mustache. Funny, but I think my friend’s pets recognize me because of the mustache!
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:05:24 PM PDT
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Hot Tabasco
To: Hot Tabasco
I think the beard thing started as “we’ll let it grow ‘til we win the championship.” Unfortunately, every year, most teams don’t win the championship, there’s maybe a little camaraderie with beards in the stretch run, but starting early is of no benefit.
To: Hot Tabasco
That’s just what you “see”. I’ve seen nothing to suggest that’s the intent. Quite frankly, beards, hairstyles, etc ... whatever you wanna wear pretty much, have never bothered me. Of course you can’t have long hair in the military, that kind of thing but otherwise ... I just don’t care.
To: Hot Tabasco
I have zero interest in baseball these days. This is coming from someone who idolized Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra etc., back in the day.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:05:51 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Hot Tabasco
I think it’s inspired by those throwback uniforms, although baseball players have been wearing beards from the beginning.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:06:15 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Do the Cincinnati Reds still have an edict against facial hair? I can remember my Dad telling me that they really stood out in the 1970s in that way when players on basically all of the other teams began wearing moustaches and sideburns as well as beards but the Reds players were still not permitted to do so.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:06:49 PM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("Keeping your stick down used to be a commandment, but not anymore" Harry Sinden, 1988)
To: Hot Tabasco
I had a baseball coach in highschool that did not allow facial hair. Of course, now that I recall, facial hair wasn’t allowed in our school either. I had some classmates that got called down to the office to use a razor a time or two. I didn’t have to worry about it. I couldn’t grow a beard like that if there were no such thing as razors.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:07:08 PM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(From this point forward, I identify as a female illegal immigrant of African decent.)
To: Hot Tabasco
I can’t wait until moustache becomes cool again.
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To: Hot Tabasco
yes.
but we’re lucky the ball players aren’t wearing dresses
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:08:13 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
(For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.)
To: rabidralph
Does it bother you that our spec ops guys wear full beards, too? That is actually for tactical purposes. In their case, a beard could be the difference between life and death. Ain't that ironic.
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posted on
07/17/2015 4:08:22 PM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(From this point forward, I identify as a female illegal immigrant of African decent.)
To: FredZarguna
Yep, Kiesel is a bad mofo. That beard is like Hagar the Horrible epic.
To: Hot Tabasco
Beards seem to be getting a lot more popular everywhere right now. It doesn’t have anything to do with Islam.
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