Former San Diego Padre, Rollie Fingers, is known for two things: Being a Cooperstown talent on the mound, and for sporting the most glorious mustache in all baseball. Before coming to San Diego, Fingers won the 1972 World Series with the Oakland Athletics "Mustache Gang" in the famous and infamous "Hairs vs. Squares Series". Not surprisingly, the Mustache Gang beat the Cincinnati Reds in seven games. Though many will maintain that it was the pure athletic talent (which the 1972 A's possessed) that won them the Fall Classic title, I suggest that it was their athleticism AND the camaraderie only attained when growing a mustache towards a common goal. Conversely, Marge Schott, then owner of the Cincinnati Reds, had a policy requiring all players to be clean shaven at all times. Could it be mere coincidence then that the Reds lost against a team of greater follicular fortitude? I don't think so.
We've seen what can be done when men with mustaches work towards a common end. Greatness is upon us. We are all champions.
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