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Brian Wilson wants to come back as a knuckleballer - McCovey
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Giants Closer Brian Wilson Known for Beard and Quirkiness - The
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Meet-30 Down: a Giants closer and a Beach Boys vocalist - The New
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Fans want Wilson to host 'Saturday Night Live' - The San Diego
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Former San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brian
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World Series gets awfully hairy with wild beards
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Mets, Alderson Will Re-Examine the Beard - WSJ
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Hit or Miss: Brian Wilson's Man-scaping Story
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Giants' Brian Wilson: No beard, no hard feelings
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Brian Wilson's famous beard was an accident, but the fear was real
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Former Giant Brian Wilson's resurfaces with no beard and a new sport