Last Updated on October 6, 2010 5:10 pm by admin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Brian Wilson’s bushy facial hair is attracting serious attention for the San Francisco closer. His bright orange good-luck shoes have become a sideshow these days.
Dyed black – though he won’t even admit to that – Wilson’s lumberjack beard is equal parts creepy and amusing. It makes him look unkempt, then he goes out in the ninth inning and blows the ball by opposing hitters. Wilson led the majors with 48 saves this season, the first Giants pitcher to do so since the save became an official statistic in 1969.
He’s a big reason the Giants are back in the playoffs after a six-year drought. They open their best-of-five series against the wild-card Atlanta Braves at home Thursday night.