Baseball Moustaches, Cont'd.

Robin Yount (digitally represented at right) continues the great tradition of Baseball Moustaches. How this man and his moustache were neglected by the world-wide-web division of Fox Sports remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in moustache trimmings.

In other baseball moustache related musings I had the great privilege of attending the Yanquis/Red Sox showdown on the Fourth of July from the comfort of the luxury boxes (many thanks to LA).

This is what I observed both at the game, and after the fact:

1) There was no discernible difference in fan moustache frequency. In other words, facial hair was represented more-or-less equally by both contingents, those cheering for the Bombers, and those cheering for the other guys. Most impressive was the showing by various Toronto Blue Jays fans, considering that the Jays were not playing at Yankee Stadium that day.


2) If Johnny Damon still had some semblance of facial hair, even a simple, well-groomed moustache in the style of Don Mattingly, that ball would not have sat bizarrely on the left field fence. Damon would have caught that ball, and then he would have driven in, at the very least, 2 grand slams. Johnny needs to grow up, be a man, and get that moustache back. Which brings us to his partner in pinstripes...

3) Jason Giambi's moustache, something of a fairly impressive specimen regardless of the use of artificial dyes, might benefit from moustache-related performance enhancing drugs. His was not a great day at the plate, despite my oft-repeated cheer of "MOUSTACHE!".

4) The Brewers swept the Pirates over the weekend. And, trumping that minor achievement, they traded a few minor league prospects for C.C. Sabathia. And while I am not certain at this moment as to the current facial hair stylings of the Brewers' newly aquired ace, I do know this:

Wowwee zowwee, look out Cubs fans.

-The Pogonologist