Just Because: Willie Hernández

It’s a slow news day.  Only one game in the books.  No game today.  No movement on the hairs of David Wright’s lip.  So, I thought I’d throw a classic stache out there into the ether for you all to enjoy.  Courtesy of our good friends at Nerd Baseball, we’re honored to shine a spotlight on Willie Hernández.

Willie won the Cy Young and MVP in 1984 after going 9-3 with 32 saves, a 1.92 ERA and 112 K in 140 IP.  He also picked up a World Series ring.  Not a bad year for a mustache!

I wish I had more to say.  Hairy Backman is on the beach in the Caribbean and JCP is shaking off jetlag after catching a flight back from San Diego where he was scouting West Coast staches at Petco.

Back to action tomorrow agains the Reds.  I promise we’ll be more interesting.

Abandon Your Team For The Stache

Last night, I received a telephone call from two friends of mine that are big Phillies fans. Naturally, I usually can’t talk baseball with these guys without goin’ to the fisticuffs. “World Champions” this, “Mets Suck” that. You know how it is: eternally resentful towards the Mets even though they just won the series.

But last night was different. Tom Keely and Rod Sliver (who’s names have been changed to protect their identities) instead called to tell me that they would be jumping ship if and when David grew the stache. Yep – two die hard Philles fans agreed to root for the Mets if and when our follicle folley becomes a reality.

And we think that’s fantastic. In fact, we don’t doubt that there are many other fans out there, ready and willing to make a power-move to Flushing when the stache-year rings in. Here are the top 5 teams you should consider abandoning to become a Mets fan when David grows the mustache:
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