"The only problem was the umpire wouldn't let me wear my hat backward. He said it was too much distraction. The jersey out, the hat backward, the earrings. Before he said something, I said, 'Dude, this is the future. Relax.' But that was fun." ...
Griffey also encouraged the Mariners to go for a casual look with their jerseys untucked, reasoning that umpires would allow it because the 1976 White Sox had done the same. He wasn’t wrong. So it came to be that with his hat backwards and his jersey tail flapping, his biceps exposed ...