it started in spring training and snowballed. styles range from trim with attached sideburns to a beard bushey enough to cushion yourself on a fence, okay maybe an above average beard can t raise a batting average. they went from a terrible year last year to the world series this year. david ortiz is referring to sampson before delilah, at least he was until delilah cut the source of his strength, his hair, before that, sampson was invincible. forget the feeding lions. the fans seem to love having so many team members looking like castaways. back in september, fans got tickets to the game for a buck if they wore beards on dollar beard night. that s the worst looking beard i ve ever seen.