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Is it time for Todd to shave?

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We have witnessed the power of the beard.  Whether it is Jake Plummer in 2005 or Todd Helton in 2007, a player who grows some ridiculous facial hair has a great season.

But the power is shortlived.  Plummer stumbled and never recovered in 2006 and found himself benched.  Todd had an outstanding season last year but has not been able to find his stroke in 2008.

Perhaps it is time to lose the beard.  Call it a sacrifice to the baseball gods.

Note:  I am not saying that Todd Helton is Jake Plummer and should be run out of town on a rail in favor of a young hotshot.  The comparison begins and ends at the chin.

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Should Todd lose the goatee?
Yes
14 votes
No
13 votes
What does this have to do with anything?
4 votes

31 votes | Poll has closed

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If it brings his power back.....

I’m all for Todd shaving his facial hair. At least it might help him look younger, if not hit like he’s younger. In any event, the goatee can’t hide the fact that this man is done as a run producer.

by GoRoxGo on May 20, 2008 11:19 AM MDT   0 recs

Lord no

The man has no chin, and the goatee hides that. In any event, the power stroke is long gone (at least on a regular basis), and trying to look younger is not always an attractive thing on those who have reached a certain age.

The Rox have more than their share of young faces. May Todd wear that gray in his beard with pride!

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson

by rockhead on May 20, 2008 5:36 PM MDT   0 recs

IDK.

I’m used to seeing him with the beard now. LOL But I also remember what he looks like w/o the beard cuzz I got a picture with him back in 1996

"Baseball is what gets inside you. It's what lights you up, you can't deny that. It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great." -Jimmy Dougan (Tom Hanks) "A League of Their Own"

by Tulowitzki Rox on May 20, 2008 8:35 PM MDT   0 recs

Power?

I don’t think Todd Helton’s power will ever return. He’ll still crank the doubles, but his 30HR days are over.

It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time It's Tulowitzki!...Tulo-witzki-witzki-witzki ..... rockiesmagicnumber.blogspot.com

by RockiesMagicNumber on May 21, 2008 1:55 AM MDT   0 recs

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