On the one hand, yes, it’s called Mustache Watch, which would seem to confine our interests merely to facial hair of the upper lip. On the other hand, NotGraphs has distinguished itself in the baseballing community for its generosity of spirit. In such cases where it’s possible to be inclusive without compromising our authority in matters whimsical, that’s the choice we’ll make.

The image above captures Official Closer™ Jordan Walden, sporting what we might characterize as a business beard — that is, one suitable for white-collar work, and which we might distinguish from the beards worn by Brian Wilson, for example, or teammate Sergio Romo. Those latter beards are much more resemble the sort you’d find on the face of a college student or, you know, 19th-century fur trapper.

Photo evidence (below) suggests that Walden might be in an experimental stage with his beard. More on this situation as it develops. Obviously.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that, yes, friends, memes — Adventures of Joe West and Mustache Watch — have collided. And we have FanGraphs reader SYH to thank. You may remember SYH from such Adventures of Joe West as “Joe West … In Peril?”

Joe West is old school. Joe West is clean cut. Joe West has no time for Barry Zito’s whiskers. They’re gone, stage left.

The Great Ejector, like God, is everywhere.

Immense gratitude to SYH. A Joe West .gif! My life is that much further to being complete.

Barry Zito recently spoke to the media about his physical health following a mid-week car accident.

This is exactly what he looked like.

Merci Buckets: Reader Aaron W.

Back by something bizarrely similar to popular demand, it’s Mustache Watch!

In this second (and seriously, guys, maybe last) edition of Mustache Watch, we follow multiple leads all directing us to the same notable stache — that is, the one on the upper lip of Blue Jay Travis Snider.

There are multiple names for what we’re seeing here with Mr. Snider, and you’re surely thinking them right now in your head. For my part, I can say this: Mr. Snider’s mustache prompted me immediately to call my little sister, make sure she was okay, not tied up and captive in a stranger’s basement lair — that kind of thing.

In other news, remember: Mustache Watch (which, come on, may never appear again) is a collaborative effort, depending on hot leads and hot tips and hot everything-else-there-is. Don’t hesitate to alert us to sweet face hair at: not+tips [at] fangraphs [dot] com.

Are you a male between the ages of 16 and Dead from Old Age? If so, you might be interested in this thing that’ll probably never appear in these pages again: the NotGraphs Mustache Watch.

In this inaugural (and maybe only ever) edition of Mustache Watch, we present Chris Iannetta, sporting a handlebar situation. Iannetta, as you’re well aware, is competing with new Texas Ranger Mike Napoli for the title of Most Excellent Catcher-Eligible Italian.

More on this situation as it develops. (Or, seriously, not.)