By Mark La Monica and Joe Fernandez
We're delighted by the outstanding support shown for Mustache Madness, the latest craze to sweep through the Internet. This is better than the dancing baby from a few years ago and nearly as cool as the random YouTube links you send your friends.
And come clean, readers. We know some of you have started growing mustaches because of this. It's cool. Send us your mustache photos. You might make the next tournament.
There were very few upsets in the first round, but you can read more Mustache Madness down below the polls. Right now, it's on to the Sweet Sixteen!
View the updated Mustache Madness bracket
Now commence with voting for the Sweet Sixteen. You've got until Monday night to support your favorite mustache. We made the set up a bit easier this time. Click the athlete's name to see and study the 'stache, then click VOTE to cast your ballot.
The Lou Brown Bracket
(1) Goose Goosage vs. (4) Patrick Ewing ---- VOTE
(2) Tony Pena vs. (3) Thurman Munson ---- VOTE
The Ray Finkle Bracket
(1) Keith Hernandez vs. (4) Davey Johnson ---- VOTE
(2) Sparky Lyle vs. (3) David Wells ---- VOTE
The Apollo Creed Bracket
(1) Bobby Nystrom vs. (4) Catfish Hunter ---- VOTE
(2) Don Mattingly vs. (6) Willie Randolph ---- VOTE
The Jack Elliot Bracket
(1) Walt Frazier vs. (4) Reggie Jackson ---- VOTE
(2) Sal Fasano vs. (3) Joe Namath ---- VOTE
Read the first-round analysis by clicking on the link below
Mustache Madness: A first-round analysis
The selection committee caught a little wreck in the press for several first-round pairings. The selection committee says "What's a bracket without a little controversy?"
Bobby Valentine, a darkhorse and sentimental favorite at the start of Mustache Madness, kept pace with Joe Namath for a little while in the ultra-brutal Jack "Mr. Baseball" Elliot bracket, but in the end, Broadway Joe pulled out the win. That's the difference between winning a Super Bowl and losing a World Series to the Yankees.
Sal Fasano won in a walk over the short-term Giambino. Both Giambi's and Fasano's mustaches passed their drug tests.
In the Apollo Creed bracket, Trots gave Nystrom a scare for a minute, but Bobby Nystrom was seen campaigning outside a nearby Modell's. Willie Randolph ran his popularity train right over Derek Bell's bushy 'stache. Clearly, Bell's fans (and razor) went into Operation Shutdown. Willie's win sets up a juicy, prime-time meeting with Donnie Baseball.
Keith Hernandez cruised by 1986 Mets teammate Wally Backman in the Ray Finkle bracket. Can he take out his former manager next?
The Lou Brown bracket saw the greatest landslide as overall No. 1 seed Goose Gossage blew away Tom Gordon with his mighty fastball . . . and mustache. Gordon received 9 votes, all of which came from the bullpen phone in Philadelphia, according to our site tracker. Herm Edwards gave Tony Pena a scare for a while but thought he had more time to keep voting.
And for fun, get another look at all the contestants in Mustache Madness.
Comments (5)
Rockin'...this tournament is jammin'!
Enjoy the concept of Moustache Madness, but have you guys ever heard that there are athletes outside of New York City? I find your selections capricious and arbitrary.
If any of you don't think I'm dedicated to the spirit of competition, roast on this...
Click for a pic
And, no, it's not a virus, it's a picture.
newsday is a long island-based paper that caters to its local readers and its local sports teams. that's why it's new york athletes, chris.
it would look as dumb as the incorrect adjectives you chose if newsday did the best mustaches in cleveland history, dont u think?
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