By Mark La Monica and Joe Fernandez
Here we are, the 2007 Mustache Madness Championship. Or are we back on the Little League fields of 1987 where kids in New York argued which local baseball team had the better first baseman?
Donnie Baseball's the best. No, no, Keith's the best. Back and forth. Back and forth. For hours. For days. The debate still continues. And it was always split down party lines. Yankee fans picked Don Mattingly. Mets fans picked Keith Hernandez. No one dared cross party lines back in those days. Sort of like Congress in recent years, eh?
Fortunately, we're not deciding on any serious legislation that can affect our entire country. Rather, this is much bigger than that! Mustache Madness is a global phenomenon, with the power to affect the masses, a la Live Earth.
Can Keith's mustache ride its "Seinfeld" popularity, its ability to field a bunt, its current SNY presence and those die-hard fans over there at metsblog.com, who were the only force strong enough to turn on Goose's fastball/mustache?
Or can Donnie Baseball, the heart and soul of the Yankees from 1982-1995, do what he couldn't do during his career and bring home the championship? Will he carry enough sentiment from this weekend's Old Timer's Day to overcome the cyber juggernaut that has become Keith Hernandez? Will the people at nyyfans.com or yanksblog.com get their act together and spread the word for Donnie?
Your votes will tell the story. You've got until noon Wednesday to cast your ballot. The winner will be announced Wednesday at 2 p.m.
(2) Don Mattingly
(1) Keith Hernandez
Comments (3)
Rollie Fingers takes the cake. He makes these guys look like amateurs. Check out the link to his picture.
I met Rollie on a flight from DFW to LAS two weeks ago. He's still got the handlebars and he's still tall and lanky. He's gotten rid of the Grecian Formula he hocked in the mid-90s and is silver up top. But the stashe is jet black and twisted with wax. For those who don't remember, Rollie look alike with a sports connection- Ronald Goldman's father. The Ron Goldman allegedly murdered by OJ. Do a google picture search for Fred Goldman.
Do you guys know that the Killers, one of the hottest bands in this world, wear moustaches. All band members. All the hipsters have moustaches now. Its back in style in rock. You guys don't know what you are talking about. My wife adores my moustache. Lady Kryptonite? NO WAY. You guys must be living in the 90s.