{"id":13049,"date":"2012-07-27T03:45:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T08:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/?p=13049"},"modified":"2012-07-26T21:10:22","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T02:10:22","slug":"less-than-great-facial-hair-from-former-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/2012\/07\/27\/less-than-great-facial-hair-from-former-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Less than Great Facial Hair from Former Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A less than informative blog post follows:<\/h1>\n<p>The Twins were off yesterday. \u00a0So naturally I was thinking about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twinsdaily.com\/content.php?839-Luis-Perdomo\">facial hair<\/a> because <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perdolu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Luis Perdomo<\/strong><\/a> has been called up to replace the injured <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/swarzan01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Anthony Swarzak<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Which reminded me of an excellent tournament of Twins mustachioed men recently moderated by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.platoonadvantage.com\/2011-articles\/march\/the-twins-facial-hair-face-off-griffith-region.html\">The Platoon Advantage<\/a>. \u00a0This entry is not nearly as all-encompassing or interesting as said tournament. \u00a0But it is something, and by definition that means it is not nothing. \u00a0Enjoy this not nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngde03.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Delmon Young<\/a><\/strong> once\u00a0lackadaisically\u00a0roamed left field for the Minnesota Twins, now he grows fantastic mustaches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13050\" style=\"width: 872px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/?attachment_id=13050\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13050\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13050\" title=\"Delmon  Young FSD\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Delmon-Young-FSD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"872\" height=\"621\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delmon Young&#8217;s fine mustache. Image captured from Fox Sports Detroit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ramoswi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Wilson Ramos<\/a><\/strong> used to throw out base stealers for the Twins in the Minor Leagues. \u00a0Then someone tried to<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/missing-baseball-player-wilson-ramos-found-alive\/story?id=14930280#.UBHfPbRDzkg\" target=\"_blank\"> steal him<\/a>. \u00a0Now, apparently, someone has stolen his mustache.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13052\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/?attachment_id=13052\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13052\" title=\"AP_wilson_ramos_kd_111110_wg\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/AP_wilson_ramos_kd_111110_wg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wilson Ramos&#8217; missing mustache. Photo Credit: David Phillip, AP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Ron Davis says more by saying less, with his mustache.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13065\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/2012\/07\/less-than-great-facial-hair-from-former-twins\/ron-davis\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13065\" title=\"Ron Davis\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ron-Davis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"931\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do the glasses make the mustache better, or vice versa. Photo stolen directly from NotGraphs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Then there is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rauchjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Rauch<\/a><\/strong>, sporting some type of death metal goatee\/beard combo. \u00a0Perhaps tied to the death of his success as a reliever.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13053\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/?attachment_id=13053\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13053\" title=\"Jon  Rauch\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Jon-Rauch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Rauch and his unkempt facial hair. Photo Credit Sports Illustrated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Are you Gary Gaetti?<br \/>\nSqinty eyes? Check.<br \/>\nBeaver teeth? Check.<br \/>\nWalrus-esque mustache? Check-PLUS!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13064\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/2012\/07\/less-than-great-facial-hair-from-former-twins\/gary-gaetti-mustache-e1315328948498\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13064\" title=\"gary-gaetti-mustache-e1315328948498\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/gary-gaetti-mustache-e1315328948498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Gaetti says, &#8220;Hello, Ladies.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>And finally <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mijarjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Mijares<\/a><\/strong>, amidst a trio of bearded Royals, using his beard as a chinstrap to keep his hat firmly attached to his head.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13054\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/?attachment_id=13054\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13054\" title=\"jose-mijares\" src=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/jose-mijares.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Mijares: Football player wanna-be. Photo Credit John Sleezer, Kansas City Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>This has been a collection of less than great facial hair from former Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ERolfPleiss\" target=\"_blank\">ERolfPleiss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A less than informative blog post follows: The Twins were off yesterday. \u00a0So naturally I was thinking about facial hair because Luis Perdomo has been called up to replace the injured Anthony Swarzak. \u00a0Which reminded me of an excellent tournament of Twins mustachioed men recently moderated by The Platoon Advantage. \u00a0This entry is not nearly as all-encompassing or interesting as said tournament. \u00a0But it is something, and by definition that means it is not nothing. \u00a0Enjoy this not nothing. &nbsp; Delmon Young once\u00a0lackadaisically\u00a0roamed left field for the Minnesota Twins, now he grows fantastic mustaches. &nbsp; ________________________________________________________________ Wilson Ramos used to throw out base stealers for the Twins in the Minor Leagues. \u00a0Then someone tried to steal him. \u00a0Now, apparently, someone has stolen his mustache. &nbsp; ________________________________________________________________ Ron Davis says more by saying less, with his mustache. &nbsp; ________________________________________________________________ Then there is Jon Rauch, sporting some type of death metal goatee\/beard <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/2012\/07\/27\/less-than-great-facial-hair-from-former-twins\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Less than Great Facial Hair from Former Twins<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[39,174,198,232,165,53],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13049"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13059,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions\/13059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knuckleballsblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}