A man's facial hair is serious business. It's like cultivating a garden—on your face. Except you can't eat that garden. Well, former Padre Andrew Cashner had to make a key decision recently, when he had to choose between his face garden, or upgrading to the Miami Marlins. He choose the Marlins, but not without giving his beard a proper burial, according to the Miami Herald.Cashner, the son of a mortuary owner, was confronted with the bleak possibility of having to shave his infamous beard, per the clubhouse prohibition of facial hair (which is inherently stupid, mind you). Marlins owner Jeff Loria was the one who informed Cashner of the rule after the trade went down.From the Herald:Cashner said shaving off a distinctive beard he wore for years wasn't pleasant."I shaved it the next day," Cashner said. "It took a while. It's probably one of the saddest days I've ever had. It stinks, but what are you going to do?"Cashner didn't just wash the stubble down the sink."I buried it," he said.R.I.P.
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