David’s been growing a mighty fine beard of late… well, “beard” might be generous… but “nicely kempt scruff” is perfectly appropriate. It doesn’t quite have the majesty of a ’stache, but we’ll take what we can get here at Wright Stache HQ. Any kind of facial hair for David is a win in our book; perhaps he can convince his teammates to jump on board as well, and perhaps one day David will graduate to the distinctive whiskers of a ’stache. If anything, this proves that his “I don’t even think I could grow one” claim last year is bunk.
Girlfriend O’ The Stache and I went to yesterday’s heartbreaking loss to the Phils. Just when it seemed like the Mets might actually pull one off and generate a 9th inning rally to overcome another hair-pulling Oliver Perez meltdown, the improbable — nay, the impossible — happened, and Jeff Francoeur hit into an unassisted triple play. To Eric Bruntlett no less, who’d already bungled two balls in that inning. On a day that Angel Pagan hit two homers, one inside the park and one out of it, an ending this crazy only seemed fitting. But that made it no less depressing. At least we got to cheer for Pedro (who booed? seriously? who are you? die in a plane crash.)
In any case, we hope David Wright is using his concussed time on the disabled list to ponder growing a mustache. Furthermore, we hope that since he’ll be away from the TV cameras for some time he’ll experiment with a little upper-lip follicle action, and upon seeing how awesome it looks he’ll decide to keep it. You never know. It’s not too late. Believe!
WRITTEN BY GUEST BLOGGER REVEREND DAVID J. CIANCIO OF BURGER CONQUEST
With our woeful Mets struggling to do anything right (last night’s Braves pummeling notwithstanding) and a 3rd Shake Shack location opened at Citi Field, we had a perfect target for a Wright Stache / Burger Conquest joint operation. But why stop at 2 blogs? We like to go big so we invited Mookie Singerman from the metal band Genghis Tron, on behalf of heavy metal blog MetalSucks, and our good friend Chuck — who somehow managed to hook up 5th row seats behind the 3rd base dugout, and also happens to run the road merch operation for Alice in Chains and others — to join in on our pursuit for a tasty burger.
If you’re a foodie like we are, you know all there is to know about the Danny Meyer “roadside” burger stand, the Shake Shack. If this is the first you have heard of it, there’s a reason for the hype; it’s awesome. You can read more by clicking here. One of our favorite summer pastimes is drinking and eating our way around a baseball park (See Yankee Stadium / Dodger Stadium Burger Conquests) this was lined up to be a lot of fun. With Mustaches adorned, we set off on our Conquest.
Tonight, The Wright Stache’s own JCP will be on hand at Citi Field to watch the woeful Mets and Livan Hernandez attempt to take the final game of the series from the less woeful San Francisco Giants. It’s a joint outing with burger-reviewing pioneers Burger Conquest at which we’ll be waiting for, waiting for, waiting for, and two innings later eating, enjoying and subsequently reviewing the Citi Field Shake Shack burger. MetalSucks‘ Vince Neilstein, Genghis Tron vocalist Mookie Singerman (his name is actually friggin’ Mookie for cryin’ out loud) and walking Mets encyclopedia Chuck Haile will also be on hand to join in on the ’stache / burger / metal fun.
At last week’s Stache outing in which the Mets bested the Dodgers (yeah, they actually beat someone), we made a new friend on the subway on the way home from the game. Upon entering the 7 “Super Express” train waiting at the station (side note: how did it take them 40-some-odd years to think of this? brilliant.), a fine young lady sat on the seat bench with a classic stache-and-nose set of play glasses. High-fives and introductions were exchanged, and Girlfriend O’ The Stache Emily snapped these excellent photos. Thanks to Sydney C. for being a a great sport! Needless to say, now we have another supporter of David growing a ‘Stache. The other people on the train were a bit put off by the commotion, but whatevs.
Girlfriend O’ The Stache Emily and I had quite the fun outing at Citi Field last night; K-Rod made it interesting at the end, but it was an all-around clean win for the Mets who edged the Dodgers 5-4. D-Wright had two key hits (still no mustache), and we sold a bunch of Wright Stache t-shirts after the game by the subway entrance, our sales no doubt helped by the Mets’ win and Wright’s strong day. We even took some funny photos on the subway with some newly-converted Wright Stachians (more on this later).
But the night belonged to 1B Daniel Murphy with his unbelievable behind-the-back toss to Brian Parnell to nail a runner in a bang-bang play at 1st base. Citi was going nuts; the dudes at OhMurph.com must’ve been ecstatic! Here it is:
Wow. Only play I can remember with that kind of acrobatic work in recent Mets history was our own D-Wright’s bare-handed grab going into left field a few years back. Amazing play!
"Maybe this shirt will help me get a beer faster."
Speaking of Wright Stache t-shirts, Friend O’ the Stache and OhMurph.com proprietor Craig Kesten spotted someone (pictured, right — apologies for crappy cell phone photo quality) wearing one at yesterday’s riveting 6-5 win over the Phils. Whoever you are, thanks for the support, dude!
D-Wright went 2-4 with a homerun last night, only his fourth dinger of the season — perhaps an upper-lip flavor savor would help those power numbers Jerry is calling for?
The Wright Stache crew had another successful outing at Citi Field on the fine afternoon of May 31st; JCP and Girlfriend O’ The Stache Emily headed out early to hawk shirts (order yours here!) in the parking lot (formerly Shea, R.I.P.) to much success: we had six Wright Stache converts, and two more after the game! Excuse the shoddy image quality and “proof” verbiage; we thank the Mets’ fine “Amazin’ Fan Photos” photographers for their generosity, but we ain’t payin’ no $15 for a print.
"We paid for these bricks to inflate our self-worth."
If you’ve had the privilege of attending a game at Citi Field yet, you’d know that as you approach the entrance to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda you’ll see a large series of engraved bricks paving the walkway, each with a personally selected message chosen by zealous suckers Mets fans willing to be gauged out of donate to charity at least $195 to have their words grace the doormat entrance-way of our beloved Mets’ new home until it’s knocked down and the next one is built for all of eternity.
One such brick (given, not the one TWS readers Daryl Stacheberry and Oliver Peachfuzz strong-armed me into contributing towards), highlighted in a recent New York Times piece, seems to have pre-emptively supported the mission of The Wright Stache:
McDowell’s Mets teams of the 1980s, with all their flash and flair, might have been what prompted the Loshiavo Family to write, “Great Hair Wins Championships!”
Loshiavo family, we could not agree more. McDowell and co. may have had some wicked flop-tops, but we all know it was their stylish lip jazz that led the ‘86 team to glory. We hope you’ll join us in our mission to get David Wright to grow a ’stache.
Perhaps we’ve inadvertently stumbled upon a pre-game meeting place for our TWS Million Mustache Marches? Get it? Stumbled upon. See what I did there? Bricks on the ground… walking… stumbled. Yeah.
Yesterday was the first game ever at Citi Field. The St. John’s Red Storm took on the Hoyas of Georgetown. People wandered around taking pictures. The bats made a strange “ping” sound. And, for the first time in history, The Wright Stache made its presence known at the new home of the New York Metropolitans baseball club.
I made my way out to Flushing armed with a ticket courtesy of friend o’ the stache Matt Huang, my camera and, of course, my stache. While it was odd to feel like a stranger in a strange land, I can say with great pride that nothing felt more natural than being at our new ballpark with the stache.
There are plenty of previews of Citi Field out there, so I didn’t go overboard with photographs. I was just there to let The Wright Stache (via my stache) and Citi Field get acquainted. I am pleased to report that they got along swimmingly.
I did snap a few photos which you are more than welcome to view here. And, if you have pictures of mustaches at Citi Field (yours or those belonging to anonymous friends o’ the stache), please be sure to SEND THEM TO US.
We have a big day and week ahead of us, so check back often. Let’s just say that 10:45 this morning will be life changing.
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Yesterday was the first game ever at Citi Field. The St. John’s Red Storm took on the Hoyas of Georgetown. People wandered around taking pictures. The bats made a strange “ping” sound. And, for the first time in history, The Wright Stache made its presence known at the new home of the New York Metropolitans baseball club.
