Speaking of bizarre clothing choices, ever wonder how the fads of the Aloha shirt and Casual Friday at businesses got started? Well, wonder no more: ua-cam.com/video/XHMm5NCWJLg/v-deo.html -Daven
I mean I can understand it, if my options to wear to an out door event in the middle of the summer were a suit or a baseball uniform I'd take the one I'm less likely to die of heat stroke in. Or honestly any temperature, baseball uniforms are comfy and suits are definitely not.
I work @ Minute Maid Ballpark. Loved baseball as a child. It is a pleasure working there. I think it's great that the manager looks like the players. I just love the "feel" of baseball and it's traditions. When they say baseball and apple pie is American, and when the National Anthem is performed solo, as a band, etc. I really get a sense of pride in the game and the event and experience WE call baseball. Great video as always. Thank You! Simon.
It should also be pointed out that baseball is the only sport in which managers and coaches regularly perform duties on the actual field of play, and that field contains quite a bit of dirt. That's not a great environment for a suit or everyday street clothes, so wearing the team uniform -- or some type of team apparel, at least -- makes sense.
I guess managers do walk out onto the field and such, but usually the most on-field activity they ever get is the Billy Martin variety. Kind of makes you wonder how Billy might've protested umpire decisions if he were dressed like Pat Riley.
I'm a Brit and I have always admired how American sports don't have adverts and sponsor logos splashed all over their uniforms. I think it looks much smarter than the mess that every other country in the world has let their sports degenerate into. Rugby, cricket, football and virtually every major sport allows it but MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL don't allow shirt advertising at all as far as I can see. I appreciate that shirt sponsorships mean money for the clubs concerned but if the US can do without it (and being the world's richest country, one would think they'd jump on the shirt sponsorship bandwagon real quick) why can't everyone else do without it? A video exploring this subject might be interesting.
They probably just make up for it in squeezing ads in every other place they can think of. I'm guessing the only reason the ads haven't made it to the uniforms yet is that (Simon touched on in the video) just tradition. The thing that annoys me in American sports is corporations paying to name sports stadiums after themselves. I mean Wrigley field goes way back and actually sounds cool, but the same just cannot be said for "CenturyLink field".
The maker of the uniform, like Nike, tends to be a sponsor of the team or league. Jerry Jones pissed off the nfl when he did a deal with Nike despite the league having a deal with Reebok, for example. Unfortunately, jersey advertising is just around the corner. They're starting with little logos on the shoulder, but they will just get bigger.
Almost ALL baseball managers are firmer players, who wore uniforms for their entire careers. Football, basketball often come up from the college ranks. Many never actually played, especially on a professional level. (Can you see hockey coaches walking around in skates?)
I think a big reason of why it doesn't look stupid is that of all sports in the US baseball's uniforms are the most formal. They wear button down shirts with belts and long pants that are almost always white or gray. Imagine a basketball or football coach wearing the same uniform as the players.
This is my interpretation of things, the Baseball Manager position is an appointment applied to a coach or player. Whatever uniform rules that apply to coaches and players translate to the person given the appointment.
Thanks, Simon. Nice choice. Baseball is the only sport that interests me, but I'll take all that you can offer. Other than that, it's skiing for me and my family.
The name "Molotov cocktail" was coined by the Finns during the Winter War, called in Finnish: polttopullo or Molotovin koktaili. The name was an insulting reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was one of the architects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in late August 1939. The pact with Nazi Germany was widely mocked by the Finns, as was much of the propaganda Molotov produced to accompany the pact, including his declaration on Soviet state radio that bombing missions over Finland were actually airborne humanitarian food deliveries for their starving neighbours. The Finns sarcastically dubbed the Soviet cluster bombs "Molotov bread baskets" in reference to Molotov's propaganda broadcasts. When the hand-held bottle firebomb was developed to attack Soviet tanks, the Finns called it the "Molotov cocktail", as "a drink to go with the food". Saved you a 7 minute video and him probably a 30 min recording sesh
I really enjoy your videos but I have to admit that I’d never hear you do videos on this subject. I love baseball and you’re covering this subject fantastically . Thanks
I lived in southern California until i was 14 when I moved to Canada and i was not aware that sports team coaches wear suits. I played baseball when I was young so I always seen the coaches in uniform. I just thoight it was strange when I saw a hockey coach in nova scotia with a suit on.
Hunter Sterling they're supposed to look (and be) professional at all times. Even the players on game days are supposed to be in suits, whether they are playing that night or not. (I am a huge hockey fan and used to work at the arena in my home town, which has an NHL team. Met a lot of players that way. 😊)
There is a rule that also says that while the game play is in session, no-one is allowed on the field that is not properly attired (in uniform). So, if the manager needs to make a pitching change in the middle of an inning and he is wearing a suit (street clothes), he can't personally do it. He must send a coach or someone who is properly attired.
You totally missed that mangers used to wear uniform jerseys, but many started wearing logo pullovers, batting shirts, etc. For a while, mlb made the mangers wear the jerseys under the pullovers. Now mlb does not require the jerseys to be worn underneath.
Great Video New York Mets fan from Scotland. Alan Shields from Hamilton South Lanarkshire. persenly I think Baseball Mangers should be more smartly attired but I guess it is just part of the game & it's history. But at least now I have a better understanding of why Baseball Mangers are in team Uniform.
Anywhere that ANYTHING else is preferred to the "I am exactly like everyone else, I look like everyone else and I think like everyone else" suit is most definitely a good thing.
Baseball is the only sport I can think of where the manager (head coach) enters the playing field during game time ("discussing" calls with umps, changing pitchers). It would have looked kinda silly to see Billy Martin kicking dirt on an ump wearing a 3-piece and top hat.
Rugby Union has much more deference to tradition than baseball. Baseball didn’t implement inter-league play until 1993, but Rugby Union didn’t allow pro players until 1995.
A bunch of the new photos they show of modern managers are actually pictures of base coaches, who are under the manager. That’s why they wear the helmets, in case of a line drive hitting in the head after a Rockies mi or league first base coach being killed by a foul ball.
Since I read the entire text of this video on the website, I'll just skip to comment. Some managers have been in trouble for not wearing a jersey during a game but only a team approved jacket or pull over. Rule 1.11, Section a, number 1 and 3 which you mentioned is the reasoning for it being considered an infraction. For myself, I believe the manager of a baseball team should be attired in proper uniform as his actions are part of game play and therefore he is in fact active member of the team. The only exception would be the allowing of a jacket or pull over in addition. I expect coaches of other sports to be attired in suits or shirt and tie such as Coach Ditka, so it annoys me royally that football coaches have come to look so casual on the side lines. But then I might be a bit old fashion.
That would be strange for that rule to be the reason, given that it only refers to players. The manager is not a player, and not on either the 25- or 40-man team rosters.
He's in uniform and in the dugout. While the rule doesn't strictly specify the manager (although it would have in the case of Pete Rose between 1984-1986), traditionally it's seen as proper for the manager to adhere to the same rules of uniform as the players. The rules do state that coaches must wear a uniform while performing responsibilities on the field and tradition again places the manager as a coach. So why semantically it may or may not be against the rules in the official rule book, The Commissioner's Office can make the judgement as to whether or not tradition bears enough weight to warrant reprimand. I have seen very very few reasons why there is an excuse viable enough to warrant allowing a manager to not be properly attired.
There was a Polish football trainer who wore a tracksuit to I think every (not sure about that, but I'm sure he did on Euro 2012). His name is Franciszek Smuda. Maybe it would make a good video?
Then there is the Jim Leyland rule, which changed everything. He hated wearing a uniform so you always saw him in a team jacket, or some other "outerwear" . He wasn't wearing a jersey shirt. I've seen him called on it by a lot of umpires. They relaxed to traditional rule a bit. For team members, managers, and coaches, anyone who is not on the field during play, they can now wear a different kind of shirt. Approved by MLB of course.They still wear the uniform pants though.
I still think the best NFL story is that Jack Del Rio, who got fined for wearing a suit because it wasn't made by Reebok (who were the official apparel sponsors). So he then paid Reebok to make him a suit.
Technically, a uniform IS a suit! A suit is just a set of matching garments to be worn together. Though I'm assuming you mean business suits, in which case I don't know why baseball managers rarely wear them.
The way I see it the manager is part of the team, not someone who just tells the team what to do. Did you ever see how worked up baseball managers will get for their players?
dannydaw59 Wazoo means ass or anus, so while not ruling out your river hypothesis, does make it seem somewhat less likely. However what I really wanna know is where that goofy word comes from and how did it get to mean, uh well what it means.
Bill Keith Give it a chance. Try to find someone who gets all excited about it, and can tell you all the nuances. I have a hard time grasping the sport of cricket. I’ve had it explained a few times, but I have never been able to focus my attention. My fault. Still looking for that guy that grew up with cricket as a child, has a deep burning love for the sport, can apply critical thinking to the sport, has an analytical mindset, and (most importantly) can annunciate the aforementioned in a clear/concise manner. If I find that guy, I will buy him a few drinks, and probably grow to appreciate cricket more on that day. I’m not giving up, and I hope you don’t give up.
+Steve Doe I followed a season of Cardinal games when I was 8 back in the 70's. The game is just too slow for me. I got into the NFL starting back in 1998 (faster paced and like the Broncos) but my enthusiasm has waned the past 2 seasons because I think the games are rigged ("for entertainment purposes only").
Also should be mentioned that MLB uniforms are based on suits to begin with even down to the sock guards.. He Ce the pin strip most pants and tops still have to this day
You don't understand baseball enough to deal with this question (you're a brit). The manager may have to step in and act as base coach due to the base coach getting thrown out of the game which often happens when they argue a call
I'm glad that you are exploring baseball, since you expressed your ignorance on the subject of the sport in your podcast. Have you ever seen an MLB game in person? I would certainly encourage you to do so, especially considering your interests with American culture
It's because baseball is always trying to look like a rural sport where anyone can play. Baseball is also the only sport where a non-player can walk onto the field of play, during the game, stopping the game, when it isn't a medical emergency. Substitution of players in all other sports just happens casually. In baseball, its a whole ceremony.
I seem to remember something like that. I think he was wearing a sweatshirt and either the umpires or MLB wanted to check if he was wearing his team jersey underneath.
BariumCobaltNitrog3n I’m answering the question the speaker stares at the beginning of the video.” Why do baseball managers wear the teams uniform instead of a suit like other sports
Kent Jr Montgomery How does explain football coaches who, while they don't often wear suits, aren't wearing uniforms and a lot of football games take place outdoors as well.
Just want to say, a manager probably wouldn’t want to wear a suit because baseball is played in the spring and summer, meaning that it’s going to be hot outside. Just logical thinking.
Can you do a video on microwave meals make you put it in once, take it out, then reheat it again?! Why not just heat it just once for one, longer period?
Can you do a video on UA-cam about a disorder that is known as PANDAS (Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections) and why is it so controversial? Thank you for your consideration and please let me know what you think.
I gotta ask this while I can... Why is it that, even though everything has DNA, humans are the only things in the world where each and every organism looks physically different?
They could very easily have a manager wear a team shirt with slacks or blue jeans, or dress like the trainer in a team-colored polo shirt. Thousands of fans in the stands dress precisely that way. Baseball is my favorite sport, but many of the "traditions" are just bs.
I suppose it makes sense. They are the only non players that are actually in the field of play that the athletes compete in. I still think it looks funny that the managers and coaches still dress like the players.
For the rules listed in this video, it sounds to me like any manager that is not a player wouldn't be allowed in the dugout. ...Time to penalise every manager today, I'd say.
Baseball actually evolved from so-called Folk games. The main predecessor being Stoolball. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_baseball And it is as American as Yorkshire Pudding. It was born in Europe, most specifically, it was first named Baseball in Surrey, UK. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340053/U-S-baseball-expert-proves-baseball-played-England-royalty.html
For all the people saying the managers and players are fat. That’s just a lie! MLB players can be large but they are deceptively athletic for their size. You have to be much more athletic in a sport like baseball than soccer.
So you think that those fat fucks in the mlb like prince fielder or bartolo colon are much more athletic than a player running for 90 minutes straight? Everyone makes fun of wayne rooney for being fat and he looks like an African child compared to both of those players. Give me a break.
Yes running for 90 minutes! Oh wait, last time I checked literally half of the soccer team on the field is just standing there. First off being able to run isn't being athletic anyone could do it and they don't even run for 90 minutes. Second, you know what else isn't athletic oh yeah kicking a ball. Gimme like a day or two and I bet I could kick a soccer ball pretty well. Soccer players wouldn't be able to hit, catch, throw, and field baseballs in only a few days. It actually takes some skill. I bet I could join Real Madrid or a famous soccer team and not look like a complete fool on the field. Join an MLB team and you would be an utter laughing stock. Can barely swing the bat, cannot throw without looking like a seal having a spasm attack, and cannot field for the life of you. Running around kicking a ball and occasionally acting like you've been shot after getting barely touched, is not what I call athleticism. You also throw shade at people like Bartolo Colon who is probably more athletic than 75% of soccer players. Do you consider throwing a ball 90+MPH non athletic, you call hitting baseballs 400 feet non athletic, both of which Bartolo can do. Your whole argument just makes absolutely no sense considering soccer is a relatively simple game of running for not super long and kicking a ball around, while baseball has many things involved with it, all of which are very difficult.
DinoGaming44 funny that you’re talking about standing around when all of baseball is standing around and adjusting your cup until MAYBE a ball gets hit your way. The only sport where players have the time to fucking eat and dip on the field. You couldn’t even play Sunday league against old men. Hell you probably couldn’t come close to making a U-12 academy team. And if running is not athleticism, then swinging a stick at the right time and being strong isn’t either. Throwing a ball hard isn’t athleticism either. And if you seriously think that little oompa loompa looking fat fuck is more athletic than a professional footballer, you are seriously retarded. Every player has to be in the best shape of their life, while that fat shit prince fielder can’t even resist taking nachos from a fan.
You can make fun of all the technicalities of the sport all you want, it's apart of the game. I'm not gonna argue with you about eating sunflowers seeds in the dugout when it is and always will be part of the game. I don't see what is wrong with it. And let me rephrase, running is athleticism to a certain extent. The ability to run is not athleticism considering anyone can do it. Running for a long time is definitely related to athleticism i'll give you that even though soccer players don't run for 90 minutes like you say. Even if they did I bet many MLB could run that long as well. You also completely ignored my point, yeah without practicing or anything I probably wouldn't make a U-12 team, but that's not my point. My point is that I could EASILY go out on the field of a U-12 soccer team and look like a normal player and at least pass the ball and play defense, not a single doubt in MY MIND. But, lets say you a guy who i'm guessing has never played baseball went onto the field of an average U-12 travel baseball team, you would probably strike out 4 times and look like an idiot in the field. You also can't tell me that swinging a heavy wooden bat and hitting a 95 mph curve ball isn't athleticism. That's like saying hand eye coordination isn't being athletic. I'm not even gonna talk about how being strong or throwing a ball hard is related to athleticism because it's rather self explanatory. I bet you could throw 60's at the highest which is the average speed of an 11 year old probably. I am also not saying Bartolo or Prince is more athletic than a professional soccer player, they are really fat. But you can't say they aren't athletic. And I mean you can talk about fat people in the MLB but what about people like Bryce Harper and Javier Baez. Have you seen them play, they are also pretty ripped and insanely quick (like the average MLB player.) The average MLB player is insanely strong and fast, along with being able to field a baseball and hit an MLB fastball which even experts say is nearly impossible or at least should be impossible. Put this guy against a soccer player who can kick a ball (like anyone) and look like they have never lifted a weight in their life. And before you say "Well soccer players have ripped legs." A lot of them really don't and MLB players also do anyway because a strong lower body lets you have more power when hitting and throwing.
It probably was, to be fair. Teams will find ways to get around the rules if they can, so literal "rule lawyers" probably wrote the rules to make it as difficult as possible to find loopholes.
An example of what you just said that I remember came with a runner on second. The batter made contact, and the runner took off for third, but the ball was ruled foul. I'm not sure what the rule had previously stated, but the runner decided to stand right next to third base. He was told he had to return to second, and he declared that he was, but that this was his lead. The rule now states a player must retouch the base they occupy after a foul ball.
It's because they are considered part of the quote. I was told in school that if a bit of punctuation was not part of the quote then it should go outside of the quotation marks. But for the most part, I think people always put them inside. It's probably just one of those quirks that developed, like the difference between using periods and commas for noting decimals.
To be fair, the official baseball rulebook is one of the worst places to look for the rules of baseball. There are hundreds of conflicts within it, because... well, tradition. You can't change old rules! So just add a new one!
I'd like to point out that , if you haven't seen the video of the good looking girl who caught a foul ball in her beer cup, then proceeded to chug the beer with the ball still in the cup and do a sexy dance, you should. That girl is getting marriage proposals left and right.
Speaking of bizarre clothing choices, ever wonder how the fads of the Aloha shirt and Casual Friday at businesses got started? Well, wonder no more: ua-cam.com/video/XHMm5NCWJLg/v-deo.html -Daven
I mean I can understand it, if my options to wear to an out door event in the middle of the summer were a suit or a baseball uniform I'd take the one I'm less likely to die of heat stroke in. Or honestly any temperature, baseball uniforms are comfy and suits are definitely not.
Most managers don't wear off the rack suits. For Evidence I ask you to find one of Don Cherry's suits on a rack in a store.
Football coaches don't typically wear suits and there are a lot of outdoor football stadiums too.
Absolutely! Who the heck wants to walk on dirt and grass (sometimes wet) on dress shoes.
Tom Landry wore a suit. Vince Lombardi wore a suit
-nuff said!
@@brianmiller1077 weeb ewbank wore a suit but would wear a ny jets hat
I work @ Minute Maid Ballpark. Loved baseball as a child. It is a pleasure working there. I think it's great that the manager looks like the players. I just love the "feel" of baseball and it's traditions. When they say baseball and apple pie is American, and when the National Anthem is performed solo, as a band, etc. I really get a sense of pride in the game and the event and experience WE call baseball. Great video as always. Thank You! Simon.
It should also be pointed out that baseball is the only sport in which managers and coaches regularly perform duties on the actual field of play, and that field contains quite a bit of dirt. That's not a great environment for a suit or everyday street clothes, so wearing the team uniform -- or some type of team apparel, at least -- makes sense.
I guess managers do walk out onto the field and such, but usually the most on-field activity they ever get is the Billy Martin variety. Kind of makes you wonder how Billy might've protested umpire decisions if he were dressed like Pat Riley.
He might have needed a larger clothing budget!
I'm a Brit and I have always admired how American sports don't have adverts and sponsor logos splashed all over their uniforms. I think it looks much smarter than the mess that every other country in the world has let their sports degenerate into. Rugby, cricket, football and virtually every major sport allows it but MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL don't allow shirt advertising at all as far as I can see. I appreciate that shirt sponsorships mean money for the clubs concerned but if the US can do without it (and being the world's richest country, one would think they'd jump on the shirt sponsorship bandwagon real quick) why can't everyone else do without it?
A video exploring this subject might be interesting.
John Personage however they do have more adverts in the middle of play so I guess that evens it out
They probably just make up for it in squeezing ads in every other place they can think of. I'm guessing the only reason the ads haven't made it to the uniforms yet is that (Simon touched on in the video) just tradition. The thing that annoys me in American sports is corporations paying to name sports stadiums after themselves. I mean Wrigley field goes way back and actually sounds cool, but the same just cannot be said for "CenturyLink field".
Yeah we have a lot of stadiums here named after corporations which sound idiotic a lot of times.
So many football (soccer) teams have larger advert logos on their jersey than the actual team logo!
The maker of the uniform, like Nike, tends to be a sponsor of the team or league. Jerry Jones pissed off the nfl when he did a deal with Nike despite the league having a deal with Reebok, for example. Unfortunately, jersey advertising is just around the corner. They're starting with little logos on the shoulder, but they will just get bigger.
Almost ALL baseball managers are firmer players, who wore uniforms for their entire careers. Football, basketball often come up from the college ranks. Many never actually played, especially on a professional level. (Can you see hockey coaches walking around in skates?)
Actually the head coaches of NHL teams do skate. They skate in the team practices.
Firm at boi, slap dat firmness.
Also baseball managers go onto the field to talk to players.
I always find it strange that managers in hockey wear suits, heck I find it strange that anyone wear suits.
I think a big reason of why it doesn't look stupid is that of all sports in the US baseball's uniforms are the most formal. They wear button down shirts with belts and long pants that are almost always white or gray. Imagine a basketball or football coach wearing the same uniform as the players.
McFluff this was funny to read for some reason
A football or especially a hockey coach wearing the uniform would be hilarious
I believe this is also why the manager is usually referred to by the players as "Skipper", being a slang term for "Captain".
This is my interpretation of things, the Baseball Manager position is an appointment applied to a coach or player. Whatever uniform rules that apply to coaches and players translate to the person given the appointment.
Thanks, Simon. Nice choice. Baseball is the only sport that interests me, but I'll take all that you can offer. Other than that, it's skiing for me and my family.
How did the molotov cocktail become the molotov cocktail... Please make a video about it Simon 🙇🙇🙇
The name "Molotov cocktail" was coined by the Finns during the Winter War, called in Finnish: polttopullo or Molotovin koktaili. The name was an insulting reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was one of the architects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in late August 1939. The pact with Nazi Germany was widely mocked by the Finns, as was much of the propaganda Molotov produced to accompany the pact, including his declaration on Soviet state radio that bombing missions over Finland were actually airborne humanitarian food deliveries for their starving neighbours. The Finns sarcastically dubbed the Soviet cluster bombs "Molotov bread baskets" in reference to Molotov's propaganda broadcasts. When the hand-held bottle firebomb was developed to attack Soviet tanks, the Finns called it the "Molotov cocktail", as "a drink to go with the food". Saved you a 7 minute video and him probably a 30 min recording sesh
Thoroughly Wet you should of said the information without being so rude
Europe and Eastern Europe Mapping--That wasn't rude, just to the point.
Jupiter the sheesh part sounded like he should asked the question and is demanding an answer and he is not
They already made a video explaining Molotov cocktail I think its called that time the Finns fought off Russia or something like that
I really enjoy your videos but I have to admit that I’d never hear you do videos on this subject. I love baseball and you’re covering this subject fantastically . Thanks
I lived in southern California until i was 14 when I moved to Canada and i was not aware that sports team coaches wear suits. I played baseball when I was young so I always seen the coaches in uniform. I just thoight it was strange when I saw a hockey coach in nova scotia with a suit on.
Hunter Sterling they're supposed to look (and be) professional at all times. Even the players on game days are supposed to be in suits, whether they are playing that night or not. (I am a huge hockey fan and used to work at the arena in my home town, which has an NHL team. Met a lot of players that way. 😊)
There is a rule that also says that while the game play is in session, no-one is allowed on the field that is not properly attired (in uniform). So, if the manager needs to make a pitching change in the middle of an inning and he is wearing a suit (street clothes), he can't personally do it. He must send a coach or someone who is properly attired.
Connie Mack used to send one of his coaches out with the lineup cards, argue with an umpire, or change a pitcher because he usually wore a suit.
Thanks Simon. I've been wondering this for years. It always seemed kind of silly.
You totally missed that mangers used to wear uniform jerseys, but many started wearing logo pullovers, batting shirts, etc. For a while, mlb made the mangers wear the jerseys under the pullovers. Now mlb does not require the jerseys to be worn underneath.
Great Video New York Mets fan from Scotland.
Alan Shields from Hamilton
South Lanarkshire.
persenly I think Baseball Mangers should be more smartly attired but I guess it is just part of the game & it's history.
But at least now I have a better understanding of why Baseball Mangers are in team Uniform.
Mix up in production schedule. Abner Doubleday video coming soon! :-)
Thanks. I was about to spend half an hour looking for it
lol
I was expecting a card for that. Lol
Anywhere that ANYTHING else is preferred to the "I am exactly like everyone else, I look like everyone else and I think like everyone else" suit is most definitely a good thing.
Hell, even my high school baseball coached wore our team uniform.
Wow Detroit picture and Michigan picture i like this
Baseball is the only sport I can think of where the manager (head coach) enters the playing field during game time ("discussing" calls with umps, changing pitchers). It would have looked kinda silly to see Billy Martin kicking dirt on an ump wearing a 3-piece and top hat.
Rugby Union has much more deference to tradition than baseball. Baseball didn’t implement inter-league play until 1993, but Rugby Union didn’t allow pro players until 1995.
A bunch of the new photos they show of modern managers are actually pictures of base coaches, who are under the manager. That’s why they wear the helmets, in case of a line drive hitting in the head after a Rockies mi or league first base coach being killed by a foul ball.
Since I read the entire text of this video on the website, I'll just skip to comment. Some managers have been in trouble for not wearing a jersey during a game but only a team approved jacket or pull over. Rule 1.11, Section a, number 1 and 3 which you mentioned is the reasoning for it being considered an infraction. For myself, I believe the manager of a baseball team should be attired in proper uniform as his actions are part of game play and therefore he is in fact active member of the team. The only exception would be the allowing of a jacket or pull over in addition. I expect coaches of other sports to be attired in suits or shirt and tie such as Coach Ditka, so it annoys me royally that football coaches have come to look so casual on the side lines. But then I might be a bit old fashion.
That would be strange for that rule to be the reason, given that it only refers to players. The manager is not a player, and not on either the 25- or 40-man team rosters.
He's in uniform and in the dugout. While the rule doesn't strictly specify the manager (although it would have in the case of Pete Rose between 1984-1986), traditionally it's seen as proper for the manager to adhere to the same rules of uniform as the players. The rules do state that coaches must wear a uniform while performing responsibilities on the field and tradition again places the manager as a coach. So why semantically it may or may not be against the rules in the official rule book, The Commissioner's Office can make the judgement as to whether or not tradition bears enough weight to warrant reprimand. I have seen very very few reasons why there is an excuse viable enough to warrant allowing a manager to not be properly attired.
Lol, I didn't notice I was whistling until he said "Hello I'm Simon Whistler"
Funny how I recalled Connie Mack almost as soon as the video started. I thought there were many more, but I guess not.
The rules now state that a manager may wear clothes of the team as long as it is simular to the other teammates, ie baseball pants and a team jacket
Also played outdoors in potentially hot weather. So a cooler uniform looks better than wearing a hit suit and tie showing sweat stains and shoes.
I've asked this for decades.
Coach baseball, team uniform.
Coach football, sports apparel.
Coach basketball, suit.
There was a Polish football trainer who wore a tracksuit to I think every (not sure about that, but I'm sure he did on Euro 2012). His name is Franciszek Smuda. Maybe it would make a good video?
Then there is the Jim Leyland rule, which changed everything. He hated wearing a uniform so you always saw him in a team jacket, or some other "outerwear" . He wasn't wearing a jersey shirt. I've seen him called on it by a lot of umpires. They relaxed to traditional rule a bit. For team members, managers, and coaches, anyone who is not on the field during play, they can now wear a different kind of shirt. Approved by MLB of course.They still wear the uniform pants though.
Tommy Lasorda wearing a suit just looks wrong
Mo Herbert Your right he should be out there in spandex, humping!
I still think the best NFL story is that Jack Del Rio, who got fined for wearing a suit because it wasn't made by Reebok (who were the official apparel sponsors). So he then paid Reebok to make him a suit.
Technically, a uniform IS a suit! A suit is just a set of matching garments to be worn together. Though I'm assuming you mean business suits, in which case I don't know why baseball managers rarely wear them.
The way I see it the manager is part of the team, not someone who just tells the team what to do. Did you ever see how worked up baseball managers will get for their players?
Where does the phrase "Up the Wazoo" come from?
I assume it's a river. It may or may not exist.
dannydaw59 Wazoo means ass or anus, so while not ruling out your river hypothesis, does make it seem somewhat less likely. However what I really wanna know is where that goofy word comes from and how did it get to mean, uh well what it means.
"Universally beyond a time they could play" i think there are a couple of managers who would disagree with you about that.
Sucks that Pete Rose rookie card is so off centered
6:37 anyone got a link to the video on the invention of baseball? I can’t find it.
i looked too, doesnt seem to exist
Ken Burns Baseball. Most accurate piece on baseball. I watched it when it was on Netflix. Be prepared it is long but in sections.
Is that still up on Netflix?
Mix up in production schedule. Coming soon! :-)
I hate baseball but your videos are just so interesting.
Bill Keith
Give it a chance. Try to find someone who gets all excited about it, and can tell you all the nuances.
I have a hard time grasping the sport of cricket. I’ve had it explained a few times, but I have never been able to focus my attention. My fault. Still looking for that guy that grew up with cricket as a child, has a deep burning love for the sport, can apply critical thinking to the sport, has an analytical mindset, and (most importantly) can annunciate the aforementioned in a clear/concise manner.
If I find that guy, I will buy him a few drinks, and probably grow to appreciate cricket more on that day. I’m not giving up, and I hope you don’t give up.
+Steve Doe I followed a season of Cardinal games when I was 8 back in the 70's. The game is just too slow for me. I got into the NFL starting back in 1998 (faster paced and like the Broncos) but my enthusiasm has waned the past 2 seasons because I think the games are rigged ("for entertainment purposes only").
Also should be mentioned that MLB uniforms are based on suits to begin with even down to the sock guards.. He Ce the pin strip most pants and tops still have to this day
Managers used to play as well as manage. That’s why
You don't understand baseball enough to deal with this question (you're a brit). The manager may have to step in and act as base coach due to the base coach getting thrown out of the game which often happens when they argue a call
I'm glad that you are exploring baseball, since you expressed your ignorance on the subject of the sport in your podcast. Have you ever seen an MLB game in person? I would certainly encourage you to do so, especially considering your interests with American culture
Heres one Id like answered if not already:
Why dont football/soccer players have their team name on their jersey? The only have their advertisers
JME R their club name is in their crest, and if it doesn’t have it then that is their logo. Tradition, just like baseball managers wearing uniforms.
However Little League and High School managers do not wear team uniforms.
The ejection rule mentions trainers who do not wear a uniform. They are all in khakis and a team polo.
What about a video on who is the world champions in baseball, the world series is a US only compitition
Canada sometimes has a team.
Delmasaurus the Blue Jays even though they are pretty bad.
Imagine Tommy Lasorda, Earl Weaver and Billy Martin kicking dirt at an umpire while wearing a suit.
i doubt the MLB would put up a fuss if a manager wanted to wear a suit..
but the players might think it a bit arrogant..
Hell, most of the managers still wear their cleats too.
I like that tradition!
Not every manager wore a uniform The only one I know who wore suit was Connie Mack
Apparently so did Burt Shotten when he managed the Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-1950. He's also shown doing so in the movie 42 (played by Max Gail).
“Despite the fact they are well pas the point of being usefull in the field”... I submit for your consideration, Gabe Kapler
It's because baseball is always trying to look like a rural sport where anyone can play. Baseball is also the only sport where a non-player can walk onto the field of play, during the game, stopping the game, when it isn't a medical emergency. Substitution of players in all other sports just happens casually. In baseball, its a whole ceremony.
Didn't Terry Francona get in trouble for not wearing the uniform in the dug out?
I seem to remember something like that. I think he was wearing a sweatshirt and either the umpires or MLB wanted to check if he was wearing his team jersey underneath.
I find sports history to be more interesting than the boring old games.
Because it’s way too hot outside. But they need to represent the team. I legitimately answered the whole video in two sentences
Answering a question that doesn't exist...yay internet
BariumCobaltNitrog3n I’m answering the question the speaker stares at the beginning of the video.” Why do baseball managers wear the teams uniform instead of a suit like other sports
Except, no, and also no. So, you really didn't answer the question.
Mostlyharmless1985 k
Kent Jr Montgomery How does explain football coaches who, while they don't often wear suits, aren't wearing uniforms and a lot of football games take place outdoors as well.
hey can you do a today i found out about internet ^_-
i always wounder how it started lol
Love seeing football managers in the down puff jackets and skinny track pants.
Because they're more comfortable?
Because baseball managers must go out on the field from time to time. No other game managers of other sports do this.
Just want to say, a manager probably wouldn’t want to wear a suit because baseball is played in the spring and summer, meaning that it’s going to be hot outside. Just logical thinking.
Can you do a video on microwave meals make you put it in once, take it out, then reheat it again?! Why not just heat it just once for one, longer period?
Technically, baseball uniforms are considered formal attire, anyway.
Can you do a video on UA-cam about a disorder that is known as PANDAS (Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections) and why is it so controversial?
Thank you for your consideration and please let me know what you think.
You missed an opportunity to show Charley Brown in his manager's uniform.
Cricket coaches also doesnot wear suits. They wear team jersey
Thanks for calling Cooperstown, my hometown, "backwater". Really classy. 🤨
I've wondered this for years!!!!
I gotta ask this while I can... Why is it that, even though everything has DNA, humans are the only things in the world where each and every organism looks physically different?
They aren't.
Terry Francona almost never wears the players uniform
So if a manager is ejected he can simply change to his street clothes and stay?
2A Forever Yes, as long as he is no longer in the dugout, he can still sit in the stands
They could very easily have a manager wear a team shirt with slacks or blue jeans, or dress like the trainer in a team-colored polo shirt. Thousands of fans in the stands dress precisely that way. Baseball is my favorite sport, but many of the "traditions" are just bs.
So they won't get thrown out the stadium.
I suppose it makes sense. They are the only non players that are actually in the field of play that the athletes compete in.
I still think it looks funny that the managers and coaches still dress like the players.
For the rules listed in this video, it sounds to me like any manager that is not a player wouldn't be allowed in the dugout.
...Time to penalise every manager today, I'd say.
Baseball actually evolved from so-called Folk games. The main predecessor being Stoolball. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_baseball
And it is as American as Yorkshire Pudding. It was born in Europe, most specifically, it was first named Baseball in Surrey, UK. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340053/U-S-baseball-expert-proves-baseball-played-England-royalty.html
About ejected participants... Remember the time NY Mets' Bobby Valentine was ejected and put on a disguise and came back into the dugout?
Cause they support the team?
For all the people saying the managers and players are fat. That’s just a lie! MLB players can be large but they are deceptively athletic for their size. You have to be much more athletic in a sport like baseball than soccer.
You had me until that last sentence
So you think that those fat fucks in the mlb like prince fielder or bartolo colon are much more athletic than a player running for 90 minutes straight? Everyone makes fun of wayne rooney for being fat and he looks like an African child compared to both of those players. Give me a break.
Yes running for 90 minutes! Oh wait, last time I checked literally half of the soccer team on the field is just standing there. First off being able to run isn't being athletic anyone could do it and they don't even run for 90 minutes. Second, you know what else isn't athletic oh yeah kicking a ball. Gimme like a day or two and I bet I could kick a soccer ball pretty well. Soccer players wouldn't be able to hit, catch, throw, and field baseballs in only a few days. It actually takes some skill. I bet I could join Real Madrid or a famous soccer team and not look like a complete fool on the field. Join an MLB team and you would be an utter laughing stock. Can barely swing the bat, cannot throw without looking like a seal having a spasm attack, and cannot field for the life of you. Running around kicking a ball and occasionally acting like you've been shot after getting barely touched, is not what I call athleticism. You also throw shade at people like Bartolo Colon who is probably more athletic than 75% of soccer players. Do you consider throwing a ball 90+MPH non athletic, you call hitting baseballs 400 feet non athletic, both of which Bartolo can do. Your whole argument just makes absolutely no sense considering soccer is a relatively simple game of running for not super long and kicking a ball around, while baseball has many things involved with it, all of which are very difficult.
DinoGaming44 funny that you’re talking about standing around when all of baseball is standing around and adjusting your cup until MAYBE a ball gets hit your way. The only sport where players have the time to fucking eat and dip on the field. You couldn’t even play Sunday league against old men. Hell you probably couldn’t come close to making a U-12 academy team. And if running is not athleticism, then swinging a stick at the right time and being strong isn’t either. Throwing a ball hard isn’t athleticism either. And if you seriously think that little oompa loompa looking fat fuck is more athletic than a professional footballer, you are seriously retarded. Every player has to be in the best shape of their life, while that fat shit prince fielder can’t even resist taking nachos from a fan.
You can make fun of all the technicalities of the sport all you want, it's apart of the game. I'm not gonna argue with you about eating sunflowers seeds in the dugout when it is and always will be part of the game. I don't see what is wrong with it. And let me rephrase, running is athleticism to a certain extent. The ability to run is not athleticism considering anyone can do it. Running for a long time is definitely related to athleticism i'll give you that even though soccer players don't run for 90 minutes like you say. Even if they did I bet many MLB could run that long as well. You also completely ignored my point, yeah without practicing or anything I probably wouldn't make a U-12 team, but that's not my point. My point is that I could EASILY go out on the field of a U-12 soccer team and look like a normal player and at least pass the ball and play defense, not a single doubt in MY MIND. But, lets say you a guy who i'm guessing has never played baseball went onto the field of an average U-12 travel baseball team, you would probably strike out 4 times and look like an idiot in the field. You also can't tell me that swinging a heavy wooden bat and hitting a 95 mph curve ball isn't athleticism. That's like saying hand eye coordination isn't being athletic. I'm not even gonna talk about how being strong or throwing a ball hard is related to athleticism because it's rather self explanatory. I bet you could throw 60's at the highest which is the average speed of an 11 year old probably. I am also not saying Bartolo or Prince is more athletic than a professional soccer player, they are really fat. But you can't say they aren't athletic. And I mean you can talk about fat people in the MLB but what about people like Bryce Harper and Javier Baez. Have you seen them play, they are also pretty ripped and insanely quick (like the average MLB player.) The average MLB player is insanely strong and fast, along with being able to field a baseball and hit an MLB fastball which even experts say is nearly impossible or at least should be impossible. Put this guy against a soccer player who can kick a ball (like anyone) and look like they have never lifted a weight in their life. And before you say "Well soccer players have ripped legs." A lot of them really don't and MLB players also do anyway because a strong lower body lets you have more power when hitting and throwing.
Doubleday didn't invent baseball.
Al Gore invented baseball.
Didn't he invent the internet too
Ezequiel Renovato. Yeah, and global warming
Lol, yeah that and pants.
Sliced bread
He did. I'm super cereal.
Without watching first: It is because the managers count as players.
2:16 I hope that's dirt on #28's pants.
Baseball was evidently invented by a lawyer, or perhaps someone in HR.
I think the other sports should follow baseball. I mean, who wouldn't want to see Ken Hitchcock in a hockey uniform with skates?
Because chicks dig a guy in uniform.
Managers need love too
I bet it was fun leafing thru and reading that rule book. Sounds like it was written by lawyers.
It probably was, to be fair. Teams will find ways to get around the rules if they can, so literal "rule lawyers" probably wrote the rules to make it as difficult as possible to find loopholes.
An example of what you just said that I remember came with a runner on second. The batter made contact, and the runner took off for third, but the ball was ruled foul. I'm not sure what the rule had previously stated, but the runner decided to stand right next to third base. He was told he had to return to second, and he declared that he was, but that this was his lead. The rule now states a player must retouch the base they occupy after a foul ball.
I'm just glad American football coaches don't.
Just saying, team trainers are in the dugout and don’t wear uniforms
I can imagine joe madden wearing a suit to manage the cubs
Why are commas and periods placed inside quotes in american literature?
It's because they are considered part of the quote. I was told in school that if a bit of punctuation was not part of the quote then it should go outside of the quotation marks. But for the most part, I think people always put them inside. It's probably just one of those quirks that developed, like the difference between using periods and commas for noting decimals.
It's actually an old printer's rule (back when text was set manually for newspapers, etc) having nothing to do with grammar.
Imagine NFL coaches wearing uniforms lol
Because suits arent made for their enormous sizes.
Proper suits are never bought. They have to be tailor made.
To be fair, the official baseball rulebook is one of the worst places to look for the rules of baseball. There are hundreds of conflicts within it, because... well, tradition. You can't change old rules! So just add a new one!
I'd like to point out that , if you haven't seen the video of the good looking girl who caught a foul ball in her beer cup, then proceeded to chug the beer with the ball still in the cup and do a sexy dance, you should. That girl is getting marriage proposals left and right.
I'm just waiting for Justin. Y tbh.