Yesterday, seven rookie players dressed up as some of the end-of-that decade's most famous pop stars during the Yankees annual rookie hazing, and brought back memories of the only ten year-run the team didn't win a World Series.
Some of these players were too young-- or not even born-- to remember when skinny ties with a tee-shirt and big hair were the rage. A man could actually wear pajama pants to a bar and be the toughest guy in the room. It was a time when MTV actually played music videos and Don Mattingly won an MVP.
Music had G & R's "The Spaghetti Incident" while the Yankees had the pine tar one.
There was Flock of Seagulls and Rickey Henderson, George Michael (before the public bathroom arrests) in Wham with that other guy while the Bronx had "Mr. May," Dave Winfield.
Sadly, people actually dressed like that. Any John Hughes movie will attest to that.
Hope this photo brings back good memories, except for the duds. The players look like they're having fun parodying the new wave look. If they only knew that this was considered cool back then until Kurt Cobain and Nirvana went grunge.
Taking their show to Danceteria are (from left) Andrew Brackman, Dellin Betances (Milli Vanilli), George Kontos (George Michael), Hector Noesi (Prince), Joe Girardi, Austin Romine (Madonna), Jesus Montero (MC Hammer), Brandon Laird (Slash).
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