Is it time to modernize and tell managers by decree to ditch the uniforms? Older men with pot bellies and spindly legs wearing uniforms look silly.
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Originally posted by Richard View PostIs it time to modernize and tell managers by decree to ditch the uniforms? Older men with pot bellies and spindly legs wearing uniforms look silly.Alcohol
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Lasorda... perfect example, suprised his legs didn't snap
I think they should be required to wear uniforms...I don't want my eyes drawn towards ugly and most older men have the fashion sense of ...... an old manCan you imagine chest high pants, black socks, white shoes and an entirely too tight shirt.
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How about Team Polo Shirt or Dress Shirt, with standard Dress Trousers and Team Jacket?"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." ~Humphrey Bogart
No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. ~Tommy Lasorda
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Originally posted by rodnok1 View PostLasorda... perfect example, suprised his legs didn't snap
Well he did topple over head over tincups at the 2001 MLB All-Star Game MidSummer Classic at SafeCo Field in Seattle, Washington. I still remember that like it was yesterday! I think he kind of felt real embarrassed about that.
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If you extended this to coaches, they'd look funny coaching the bases and working with the pitchers in the pen wearing street clothes. If the coaches wear uniforms and the manager doesn't...well, that seems odd and might drive some kind of wedge between the manager and his staff. I don't see this one changing.
Besides, if you're going to have players like Terry Forster wearing uniforms, it's hard to complain about how bad the managers look."If I drink whiskey, I'll never get worms!" - Hack Wilson
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Originally posted by Dude Paskert View PostIf you extended this to coaches, they'd look funny coaching the bases and working with the pitchers in the pen wearing street clothes. If the coaches wear uniforms and the manager doesn't...well, that seems odd and might drive some kind of wedge between the manager and his staff. I don't see this one changing.
Besides, if you're going to have players like Terry Forster wearing uniforms, it's hard to complain about how bad the managers look.
Given how many managers and coaches are former players, I don't think it's going to happen. They all want to still be uniform.If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!
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Originally posted by rodnok1 View Post
I think they should be required to wear uniforms...
Some wear jackets on top of the uniform (Terry Francona always did) but MLB rules require all managers to wear uniforms the same as the players do.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View PostThey already are.
Some wear jackets on top of the uniform (Terry Francona always did) but MLB rules require all managers to wear uniforms the same as the players do.
(A sign you are getting old, a person that you saw play in college (saw Terry play for Arizona against my USC Trojans in the 70s) is now retired (somewhat) as a MLB manager, after playing for several years in the majors.)
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^ No, Tito always wore a full uniform. He wore the jacket OVER the uniform.
Like I said, during a game, MLB rules require anyone on the field to wear a full uniform. All the players, coaches, and the manager must wear one. They can't set foot on the field without it.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Starting with Buck Showalter with the Yankees, I've seen my share of managers who clearly are wearing a jacket and no regular uniform top underneath. There used to be a running joke that Yankee fans never knew what number Showalter wore because they never saw him without a jacket. I think this fudging of the rule is the only one you're allowed to get away with.
I don't think there should be any change for baseball managers wearing uniforms. OTOH, I think NFL coaches should go back to wearing suits and get away from the Bill Belicheck look!
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View Post^ No, Tito always wore a full uniform. He wore the jacket OVER the uniform.
Like I said, during a game, MLB rules require anyone on the field to wear a full uniform. All the players, coaches, and the manager must wear one. They can't set foot on the field without it.
I guess I can't say exactly why it would look funny to me to have people in street clothes in coaching boxes...maybe because they are actually part of play at times, sending runners or calling them back on pickoffs. Guess it's probably just what I'm used to."If I drink whiskey, I'll never get worms!" - Hack Wilson
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Originally posted by Dude Paskert View PostI think Tito got in trouble because he wore a pullover that was somehow not "official", unlike a warmup jacket with a zipper. Francona tried to say it was more comfortable for him because of one of the health problems he was dealing with, basically asking for a medical exemption, but no dice. It seemed so silly, but I guess that's how MLB officials justify their jobs.
I guess I can't say exactly why it would look funny to me to have people in street clothes in coaching boxes...maybe because they are actually part of play at times, sending runners or calling them back on pickoffs. Guess it's probably just what I'm used to.
In my lifetime, Mack and Shotton didn't wear uniforms. Shotton did wear a team cap, and a team windbreaker when it was cool enough. Neither could go out on the field during a game, but this didn't cause trouble, as I recall.
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