Stache-Off: 1984 Tigers vs. 1986 Mets

TWS Detroit Bureau Chief Misopogon is back with another dispatch from America’s burningest city.  This time around, he looks at the 1984 Detroit Tigers and their mustaches.  Can the kittens maul the Amazins?  Will the presence of HoJo on both rosters cause the space-time continuum to implode?  Is the devise of asking myself questions being overused?  Anyhoo, Misopogon gives us the longest and most meticulously cited in this blog’s short history.

So the ‘82 Brew Crew went down to the might of the Metstache, but if there’s one team that could compete with the ‘86 Amazins, it’s the stachiest of the stachiest, the team that put the zap in Zappa, the “Bless You Boys,” your 1984 Detroit Tigers.

Let’s see how they stache up after the jump. Read more »

Stache-Off: 1982 Brewers vs. 1986 Mets

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We love a good challenge and nothing gets us chomping at the bit more than someone challenging us to a good old-fashioned stache-off.  You see, we’ll stack the 1986 Mets and their staches up against any team from any era.  Why?  Because we’re confident that Metstaches are the best staches.  So, you can imagine our giddiness when we received the picture to the right along with the note below from Matt Brukman.  We welcome your challange, Matt, and apologize that you will have to walk away with your stache between your legs.

First, let’s look at Matt’s opening salvo:

The Mets are amateurs. See the attached t-shirt graphic for the true masters of hirsute baseball goodness.

The battle (and a larger version of the photo) after the jump. Read more »