Brian Patrick Wilson (born March 16, 1982) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Statistically, Wilson has become one of baseball's best closers, and is known for his repertoire that consists of a four-seam fastball, cutter, slider and a two-seam sinking fastball. More recently, Wilson has drawn media attention, as well as legions of fans, for his thick, dyed-black beard and subversive humor.
Wilson became a born again Christian at the age of 23. He adopted a gesture of crossing his arms, with his left hand in his glove and his right hand underneath pointing with the index finger while looking at the sky, which both honors The Holy Trinity as well as his late father who died of cancer when Wilson was 17. He performs it when he records a save or closes out a game.
On May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day), Wilson announced that in memory of his father, an Air Force veteran, he would endow two scholarships for LSU Air Force ROTC cadets. The scholarship will be a need based scholarship available to any college junior or senior.
At the 2011 ESPY Awards, Wilson arrived wearing a spandex tuxedo, drawing attention from Seth Meyers during his opening monologue. Meyers also made light of Wilson's beard.
Frequently, Wilson has made references to "The Machine," a character from the movie 8mm. In an episode of The Cheap Seats, he had someone dressed as "The Machine" walk past in the background in full BDSM leather fetish apparel, supposedly unknown to him. Another time, in an interview with Jim Rome, Wilson appeared to receive a call from "The Machine" and pulled a leather mask (allegedly "The Machine's") out of his pocket to show to Rome. Source: wikipedia.org
Wilson became a born again Christian at the age of 23. He adopted a gesture of crossing his arms, with his left hand in his glove and his right hand underneath pointing with the index finger while looking at the sky, which both honors The Holy Trinity as well as his late father who died of cancer when Wilson was 17. He performs it when he records a save or closes out a game.
On May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day), Wilson announced that in memory of his father, an Air Force veteran, he would endow two scholarships for LSU Air Force ROTC cadets. The scholarship will be a need based scholarship available to any college junior or senior.
At the 2011 ESPY Awards, Wilson arrived wearing a spandex tuxedo, drawing attention from Seth Meyers during his opening monologue. Meyers also made light of Wilson's beard.
Frequently, Wilson has made references to "The Machine," a character from the movie 8mm. In an episode of The Cheap Seats, he had someone dressed as "The Machine" walk past in the background in full BDSM leather fetish apparel, supposedly unknown to him. Another time, in an interview with Jim Rome, Wilson appeared to receive a call from "The Machine" and pulled a leather mask (allegedly "The Machine's") out of his pocket to show to Rome. Source: wikipedia.org
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