Beard of the Month, April 2008: A Eulogy

With this home run swing, the wise Ryan Spilborghs reminded us that baseball is nothing more than a collection of fleeting moments.  Permanence in the game is nothing more than record of these brief moments and their numeric representations.  So perhaps this swing was also Spilly’s subtle way of warning us that his beard was just a temporary moment of wonder and beauty like everything else.  Within days of being named Rockiescast’s inaugural Beard of the Month, Spilly’s glorious beard was gradually trimmed into oblivion.  Rockiescast has gone through a lot of the stages of grief since then, but it’s time to take Spilly’s message to heart.  There is no purpose in moping over the end of a fleeting moment of glory.  Let us instead recall fondly that special moment in history when humanity was graced with Ryan Spilborghs’ manbeard.  That beard could hit!