Oh, the splendid, throwback glory! Coco Crisp brings the afro back to MLB!

[ScottieBaseball]

With all the buzz over the Eddie Murray t-shirts a few weeks ago, I thought Coco Crisp's new do was worth mentioning:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Fashion-Ump-Coco-Crisp-brings-back-the-Afro-in-?urn=mlb-wp3452&active_dimension=carousel_ept_sports_blog&ysp_frm_woah=1

[crowmst3k!]

Should be a mandatory hairdo.

[SammyBirdland]

Coco Crisp with Afro Puffs.

Error: cereal reference overload

[sangar]

It's funny how people remember the afro and it is the hair style most closely associated with African Americans. I say it's funny because there is a hair style brought to the world that has dominated so thoroughly that people no longer associate it with Africans.

Short hair for men is 100% African.

[Don Quixote]

Fashion Ump echoed my thoughts that it goes particularly well with the gold jerseys.... "A little retro, there," indeed.

[TonySoprano]

It's funny how people remember the afro and it is the hair style most closely associated with African Americans. I say it's funny because there is a hair style brought to the world that has dominated so thoroughly that people no longer associate it with Africans.

Short hair for men is 100% African.

Really? Julius Caesar says, "hi."

<img src=http://www.romanemperors.com/images/julius-caesar/julius-venus-coin.jpg></img>

[sangar]

Really? Julius Caesar says, "hi."

One could say there are exceptions to every rule or one could argue that there was ample African influence in ancient Rome. I don't know where the Roman custom originated but the modern custom came from Africa and began taking hold world wide in the early 19th century. Prior to that you'll rarely find short haired men.

[TonySoprano]

One could say there are exceptions to every rule or one could argue that there was ample African influence in ancient Rome. I don't know where the Roman custom originated but the modern custom came from Africa and began taking hold world wide in the early 19th century. Prior to that you'll rarely find short haired men.

You could argue the opposite since it was the Romans that conquered part of north Africa. Before the Romans, were the Greeks:

<img src=http://athensgreece.ca/images/greekathlete.jpg></img>

As to the "modern world of the early 19th century," Napoleon was influenced by the Africans?

<img src=http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/thumb/1/11/Napoleon_Bonaparte.jpg/240px-Napoleon_Bonaparte.jpg></img>

Enough "history" of short hairstyles for men.

[sangar]

You may want to speak with a cultural anthropologist before you take such a definitive stance.

[TonySoprano]

You may want to speak with a cultural anthropologist before you take such a definitive stance.

Knock yourself out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_hair

[sangar]

Knock yourself out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_hair

An irrelevent link with a snarky remark. Okay, have a nice day Tony.