The braids are gone, Coco’s lettin’ it fly tonight! … That’s what A’s pitcher Brad Ziegler tweeted before tonight’s Tigers/A’s game, supplemented with the picture below:
Given his fivehead, it looks extremely fake, but 70s nonetheless, as Tigers play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba put it before the game.
No telling if this will affect his speed — you know, aerodynamics, science, and whatnot. He struck out in his first at bat, but it didn’t look like his hair affected his bat speed any.
If only Phil Coke, who is pitching for the Tigers tonight, still had his mohawk — CokeHawk vs. CocoFro would be an epic matchup of hairstyles and breakfast.
UPDATE:
In the 6th inning, Fox Sports Detroit compared Crisp’s ‘fro to some others from the 70s:
