Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!
Allow me to wax lyrical for just a moment.
Daniel, my brother, you are furrier faced than me
Okay, that was pretty self-indulgent. But I relish any chance I get to serve up that well-worn cliché, having been on the receiving end of it countless times. And as someone who can’t grow proper facial hair, I’ve always somewhat enviously admired Daniel Mengden’s handlebar mustache. It certainly lent him a lot of character on the mound, as did his distinctively old-school windup (though he simplified the windup in 2020).