Please explain why ...

st.cronin · 10-13-2006, 06:40 PM

... baseball coaches wear uniforms? Could you imagine Pat Riley wearing shorts and a jersey on the bench? Or Art Shell wearing a helmet on the sidelines?

watravaler · 10-13-2006, 06:41 PM

It's a tradition that will never die...most of them do look like tools, although guys like Ozzie Guillen and Joe Girardi look like they could still get out on the field and play an inning or two.

msf518 · 10-13-2006, 07:09 PM

Coaches are not allowed on the playing field unless they have a uniform on. The occasional manager, such as Connie Mack, did not wear a uniform, but he had to send another coach out to pull pitchers or to talk to them on the mound.

molson · 10-13-2006, 07:19 PM

I'd guess because the earliest "managers" were basically players who served as captain. Then managers played less and less until not at all, but the tradition stuck.

Toddzilla · 10-13-2006, 07:22 PM

In the same vein - how cool would it be if the NFL could remove the giant bug up their ass and let th SF coach wear a suit on the sidelines like his daddy did?

wade moore · 10-13-2006, 08:05 PM

I think this was a Colin Cowherd rant like a month ago...

Axxon · 10-13-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

I think this was a Colin Cowherd rant like a month ago...

It was a George Carlin bit a long while back actually. He used Woody Hayes and John Wooden in the bit I heard so that will tell you the approximate age of this version.

M GO BLUE!!! · 10-14-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla

In the same vein - how cool would it be if the NFL could remove the giant bug up their ass and let th SF coach wear a suit on the sidelines like his daddy did?

He should have just worn the suit one week looking very nice, recieved a hefty fine, then showed up to the next game wearing everything XXXXL with his 49ers boxers showing and his cap on sideways.

JimboJ · 10-14-2006, 10:47 AM

Coaches can't wear suits in the NFL??

JonInMiddleGA · 10-14-2006, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JimboJ

Coaches can't wear suits in the NFL??

Reebok has an exclusive marketing deal with the NFL, so if they don't make it, coaches can't wear it.

TheOhioStateUniversity · 10-14-2006, 11:39 AM

So a Reebok tailored suit line is in order.

Logan · 10-14-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOhioStateUniversity

So a Reebok tailored suit line is in order.

Someone brought up that idea in the original "Why can't Nolan wear a suit?" thread. Personally, I think it would work.

sterlingice · 10-14-2006, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

Could you imagine Pat Riley wearing shorts and a jersey on the bench?

I'd love to see this

SI

lighthousekeeper · 10-14-2006, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by watravaler

It's a tradition that will never die...most of them do look like tools, although guys like Ozzie Guillen and Joe Girardi look like they could still get out on the field and play an inning or two.

Girardi looks like he's in better shape now then when he was a player.

Wolfpack · 10-14-2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

...Could you imagine Pat Riley wearing shorts and a jersey on the bench?

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I'd love to see this

SI

Well, this has actually happened. Kind of.

Riley's the one dribbling the ball....

Craptacular · 10-14-2006, 11:17 PM

Who wears short shorts?

10-14-2006, 11:39 AM	#11
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	So a Reebok tailored suit line is in order. __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School

10-13-2006, 06:41 PM	#2
watravaler High School JV Join Date: Jun 2005	It's a tradition that will never die...most of them do look like tools, although guys like Ozzie Guillen and Joe Girardi look like they could still get out on the field and play an inning or two.

10-13-2006, 07:09 PM	#3
msf518 n00b Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New Hope, PA	Coaches are not allowed on the playing field unless they have a uniform on. The occasional manager, such as Connie Mack, did not wear a uniform, but he had to send another coach out to pull pitchers or to talk to them on the mound.

10-13-2006, 07:19 PM	#4
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I'd guess because the earliest "managers" were basically players who served as captain. Then managers played less and less until not at all, but the tradition stuck.

10-13-2006, 07:22 PM	#5
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	In the same vein - how cool would it be if the NFL could remove the giant bug up their ass and let th SF coach wear a suit on the sidelines like his daddy did?

10-14-2006, 10:47 AM	#9
JimboJ High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2003	Coaches can't wear suits in the NFL??

10-14-2006, 11:17 PM	#16
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Who wears short shorts?

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