Russell Athletic Men's Cotton Performance Baseline Short

The description says 100% cotton, but the tag on each of the two pairs of shorts I received (different colors) says 50% polyester/50% cotton, and this is what they appear to be. Since Amazon.com cannot get the description right for a pair of shorts, I guess I cannot trust any of their descriptions. For an online retailer, this is serious, given the hassle involved in returning an item.

This short is a very comfortable lightweight cotton short that has large pockets and a comfortable long length.

I liked these shorts when I originally got them but after one washing the stitching on one of the bottom hems began unraveling and came entirely out. Now I'm just waiting for the material to fray. This is not the quality that I have known Russell for in the past and these are not cheap shorts. I guess that's what happens when you move manufacturing overseas (these were made in El Salvador). Russell used to have manufacturing in Alabama with fantastic quality. I certainly won't go out of my way to purchase Russell in the future.

I have been looking for a good pair of shorts for weight training and stretching. I can't say that this is that pair. The quality is fine, but nothing exceptional that would distinguish them over the shorts you can buy locally at half the price at a big retailer. I don't care for the pockets, the material is a bit stiff, and the bottom hems have a tendency to roll up.

Again, nothing major, but probably better value out there for the money...

I love these because they have pockets to hold my music player. I've been wearing them for years and they tend to last a couple years before wearing. When I got them, however, one of them had a hole in the pocket. That was a first.