JOHN AXFORD RUMORS & GOSSIP
How now mouthbrow? Axford axes the 'stache
The award-winning handlebar mustache that formerly graced the upper lip of Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford is apparently no more.
After tweeting a picture of his former facial hair laid out in its original arrangement, with the title "RIP", it appears an era of facial decoration has come to an abrupt close.
The mustachioed Axford was named the Robert Goulet Memorial...
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Axford parts with prize-winning 'stache
John Axford may still be listing himself as a "mustache aficionado" on his Twitter profile Friday but his face suggested he no longer held the credentials.
The Milwaukee Brewers pitcher was sporting a new look after shaving off the signature whiskers that saw the Canadian named the 2011 Mustached American of the Year, in spite of his nationality.
Axford confirmed the...
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6 days ago
John Axford shaved off his glorious mustache, tweets picture of the remains as confirmation
If Brewers closer John Axford wants to repeat as winner of the American Mustache Institute’s Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award, he’s going to have a difficult time doing so, now that Axford has shaved off the glorious mustache that nabbed him the prestigious award in the first place.
Axford tweeted a photo of his follicle remains last night with...
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Brewers Closer John Axford Leaves Note Saying Wife Went Into Labor as He Blew Save Against Cubs (Photo)
Milwaukee pitcher John Axford had somewhere to be after Friday night's game against the Chicago Cubs, so the closer did the polite thing and left a note at his locker for any inquiring reporters. Axford had just blown a save in the ninth inning, giving up three runs. The miscue was momentous -- it broke Axford's streak of 49 saves in a row. Axford may have been smart to get...
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Axford surprised by reaction to note
MILWAUKEE As Brewers closer John Axford walked off the mound on Friday having blown his first save in 50 attempts, ending the fourth-longest saves streak in baseball history, he trudged back angrily to the clubhouse.
But as it would turn out, Axford's frustration didn't linger for long. Once he got to the locker room, clubhouse manager Tony Migliaccio told Axford that his...
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18 days ago
Note makes Brewers' Axford a social media star
Having just blown his consecutive saves streak and getting ready to rush to the hospital with his pregnant wife going into early labor, Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford took a few seconds to scribble a note to reporters explaining why he wasn't around to take questions.
At first, Axford said he was just trying to cheer himself up. When he finally got home, he realized he...
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18 days ago
John Axford snubs media after blown save, leaves behind funny note instead (Photo)
Brewers closer John Axford‘s club-record streak of 49 consecutive converted saves came to an end Friday when he conceded the lead back to the Cubs in the top of the ninth, his first blown save in over a year. After the Brewers finally secured the W in the 13th, Axford skipped talking to the press.
There are guys who after a rough outing can snub the media afterward and look...
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19 days ago
SORRY I MISSED YOU...
Brewers closer leaves funny note
After blowing his first save in his last 50 tries, Brewers closer John Axford left a note for the media about having to run to the hospital to be with his wife for the birth of their child.
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Brewers' Axford sees save streak halted
MILWAUKEE In a season that has been anything but consistent for major league baseball's closers, Brewers closer John Axford had been a perfect picture of consistency.
But with 49 consecutive saves converted a streak good enough for fourth all-time Axford's streak came to an end on Friday night against the Cubs.
After Ian Stewart reached first base on a close throwing...
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19 days ago
Axford strings together 48 straight saves
Fourty-eight straight times -- good for the fourth-longest such streak of all-time -- Brewers closer John Axford has come out of the bullpen in a save situation and left with yet another save on the stat sheet.
And after Sunday's near-disaster finish, Axford won't soon forget the 48th one.
With the Brewers leading 3-2 heading into the ninth inning, Axford came to the hill...
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April 29, 2012
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