Giants Fans Cause Run on Fake Beards in Support of Hairy Hurler
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As the San Francisco Giants battled their way to the National League Championship and a place in baseball’s World Series, fans have devoured merchandise including caps, T-shirts, bumper stickers and -- fake beards.
The hirsute trend is inspired by All-Star relief pitcher Brian Wilson, whose whiskers and legend have been growing since late summer, inspiring a “Fear the Beard” mantra. Wilson, 28, saved the game that propelled the Giants to the championship series against the Texas Rangers, and his 48 saves during the regular season tied the Giants’ single-season record held by Rod Beck since 1993.