A large group of Mets players arrived in Florida this spring with new—sometimes radically different—looks. Relief pitcher Bobby Parnell grew a thick, bushy beard, while infielder Justin Turner paired his flowing, surfer-dude locks with a flame-red beard of his own (Parnell described the look as a “lion’s mane”). Outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis let his hair grow long again after buzzing it all off last summer.
via The New York Lumberjacks: Mets Definitely Don’t Have a Facial Hair Ban – WSJ.com.
Personally I think they look sloppy. You have heard me talk about “looking like a baseball team” and I think this is part of it. When I take over as manager this will be one of many unpopular moves I will make to lose the clubhouse.