Corky Miller has the greatest Sal Fasano-esque mustache since, well… Sal Fasano
We here at Fire Eric Bruntlett usually prefer beards. They are, after all, the facial hair of choice of the one and only Eric Bruntlett. But we could never turn down a kick-ass fu manchu!
I was watching Friday night’s Phillies-Reds game. (On delay, I’ll admit. It was 3-0 before I even noticed that it was gametime.) I noticed something awfully familiar on the Reds: a terrible back-up catcher with one redeeming quality, an epic mustache. That catcher, Corky Miller, started Friday night after Ramon Hernandez was placed on the DL. Miller made me reminisce of our own terrible mustachioed back-up, Sal Fasano, who spent the first half of 2006 in Philly. Specifically, it got me wondering whether or not they were separated at birth or something. Decide for yourself:
Left: Sal Fasano's team photo from his short Phillies stint. Right: Corky Miller after a 2nd inning leadoff single during the Friday, July 9 Reds-Phillies game.
Sal Fasano photo via Phinally Philly.
Oh, and for what it’s worth, Corky is, in fact, his real first name.
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