tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post115913415746197805..comments2023-12-27T05:48:09.682-05:00Comments on The Baseball Card Blog: Appreciation: 1977 Topps #523: Rollie Fingers and his Finely Waxed Mustachejosh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-1159543185913544432006-09-29T11:19:00.000-04:002006-09-29T11:19:00.000-04:00Fingers was pitching poorly as a starter and felt ...Fingers was pitching poorly as a starter and felt he had no future. He'd pitch two or three innings deep, then the roof would cave in. A fluke game when he was the only available pitcher in the pen resulted in him soon assuming a "stopper" role.<BR/><BR/>The moustache? Fingers was ticked at Charlie O. for underpaying him after his first or second brilliant World Series performance and grew the facial hair to break team policy and get traded. Turns out Finley loved the look and offered $300 to everyone on the team who had facial hair on Opening Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com