Okay, so, the other day I was digging through my closet, you know, the usual weekend chore. And I came across this old green shirt. It’s nothing fancy, just a plain, kinda faded green T-shirt. But then, I remembered! Red Sox game tonight!
I’m a huge Red Sox fan, always have been. But I am in a bit of a dillema here, I have a green shirt.
The thing is I don’t have any other Red Sox shirts with me, and buying one is out of the question, it is a bit late now, the game starts in a few hours!
So I thought to myself: Red Sox… green… It’s a bit of a stretch, right? Red and green are, like, Christmas colors, not baseball colors. But hey, it’s the spirit that counts, I told myself. Green is at least a color, and it’s better than showing up in, I don’t know, a Yankees shirt, right! That would be a disaster.
The Experiment
I decided to go for it. I put on the green shirt, grabbed my Red Sox cap (thankfully, I did have that), and headed out. My thinking was, maybe, just maybe, nobody would notice. Or maybe they’d think I was some kind of super-ironic, meta-fan. You know, so dedicated that I’m wearing the opposite color to show my support? Yeah, that’s a bit of a reach, even for me.
- Phase 1: The Walk to the Stadium. I felt a little self-conscious, I’ll admit. I kept my head down, avoided eye contact. Nobody seemed to care, though. Maybe green shirts are more common at Fenway than I thought?
- Phase 2: Getting to My Seat. This was the real test. Would my fellow fans accept me, green shirt and all? I braced myself for some serious side-eye. But… nothing. People were more focused on finding their seats, getting beer, you know, the usual pre-game stuff.
- Phase 3: The Game Itself. I cheered, I yelled, I high-fived strangers when the Sox scored. And you know what? It was fine. Nobody pointed and laughed. Nobody threw peanuts at me. The green shirt, it turned out, was a non-issue.
So, the big conclusion? You can totally wear a green shirt to a Red Sox game. Will you blend in perfectly? Nope. Will people care? Probably not. Will the Sox win? Hopefully! (They did, by the way, which totally validated my green shirt choice, obviously.)
It all comes down to this, you gotta represent! And, in my case, it was with a simple green shirt. Go Sox!
