Comments on: The Rays were totally grunge the other night. Well, not really.

By: Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:47:04 +0000

The flannel shirts were always long-sleeved shirts because it’s cold in Seattle, and that was the look. The flannel was never supposed to be worn above the elbow, much less above the freaking shoulder.
And look at those pristine jeans? Tear them suckers up. If you want to look grunge, you need to have tattered jeans. Instead, most of those jeans look … nice!
As a gigantic Nirvana fan, this is embarrassing. Not quite as embarrassing as the Simpsons episode in which the tale of how Homer and Marge met is set in the ’90s, and Homer lives a life much like Cobain’s, but this is close.
I give props to the couple of guys actually wearing Nirvana gear. The rest of them have caused my eyes to burn.

By: spindervish

spindervish — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:34:18 +0000

Dude, they put Damon in charge. I’ll never forget ’04, but that guy is dumber than a bucket of rocks.

By: seeyouinhelljohnny

seeyouinhelljohnny — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:37:38 +0000

“Looks more like a Larry the Cable Guy look-alike get together than grunge.”

This.

By: Max Power

Max Power — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:19:37 +0000

You’ve got it exactly right.

I was in college in the mid-1990s, and I don’t remember anyone with cut-off sleeves. The grunge look was a long-sleeved flannel shirt, unbuttoned. A surprisingly simple outfit to pull off that the Rays have inexplicably missed.

The guy in the first row, third from the right seems to be the only one who’s come close.

They seem to be having fun though.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:40:11 +0000

Coincidentally, “heart-shaped box” is playing on my pandora station. As a child obsessed with the grunge trend, I am an expert on such matters. Grunge and tearing off sleeves your shirt are most certainly mutually exclusive.

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:20:50 +0000

Dead On! Enroute to the Redneck Riviera.

By: bleedgreen

bleedgreen — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:41:42 +0000

Looks more like a Larry the Cable Guy look-alike get together than grunge.

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:21:55 +0000

Hey, it’s possible that the man is actually just a big Nirvana fan and ALWAYS wears that t-shirt under his uniform.

By: jasoncollette

jasoncollette — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:50:25 +0000

The guy in the Nirvana coach is actually team hitting coach Derek Shelton.