You can tell this is a serious post because he's not smiling in these pictures.
Last week, the Oakland A's signed reliever John Axford to a two-year contract. Axford has his strengths and flaws as a pitcher, and you can read about those here. But that's not what we're here to talk about today. This post is about Axford's mustache, and the various forms it has taken over the years. Follow me on a photographic journey.
March 10, 2010
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Just shy of his 27th birthday, Axford prepares for his rookie season with the Milwaukee Brewers.