Baseball managers don't know how to dress

by Dex on Aug 31, 2007 11:57 AM PDT in News

I'm not a Red Sox fan by any means, but this is just ridiculous. Terry Francona should be allowed to wear whatever the hell he wants in the dugout. And to take it one step further, managers and coaches should not be wearing the uniforms of players unless they actually plan on playing the game. This is what a manager should look like:

"Who's in charge of this dugout? That's right, bitch. Me."

Managers should wear snazzy polos with khakis and stylish pullovers. Or suits. Managers should just wear suits with ties and everything should be nicely branded with official logos.

That'd be a cash cow for apparel too. I'd buy a slick looking official Padres tie as long as it didn't look completely ridiculous.

My explanation for why managers wear this stuff? Baseball managers are the most useless "coaches" in professional sports and want to look like they're doing something.

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I totally agree

I think in one of the articles it says that managers wearing jerseys is part of the union agreement. That's stupid. I agree they should wear whatever and should certainly go back to the Connie Mack style. I've been watching the Ken Burns Baseball doc series lately and it's pretty cool seeing the old suit & fedora wearing managers and all the fans are in suits too.

by Gone Savage on Aug 31, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions

Managers in uniform:

Found this on Snopes.com today:

The difference is that baseball managers/coaches are allowed to be on the playing field during a game, thus they wear the same uniforms as players. In most other team sports, managers/coaches are prohibited from going onto the playing field during the course of a match.

I think Buddy would look pretty sweet in a nice suit and fedora...kind of an old-school Gary Cooper look.

by Drama on Aug 31, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

OK that is ridiculous

But I have to say I like how baseball is the only sport where the coaches and managers dress the same as the players.

One interesting thing is the trainers. They come onto the field if someone is injured, and they don't have to wear the unis. Kind of funny that everyone is in full uniform except for them.

by wait till next year on Aug 31, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions

Hey, I like seeing

Old Fat Guys in Stretch Pants

by planetjeffy on Aug 31, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

a baseball manager would look silly in a suit

by pads44 on Aug 31, 2007 1:20 PM PDT reply actions

not silly

A basketball coach would look silly in a tank top and shorts. Football coach would look silly in pads. Hockey coaches look silly in skates.

Baseball coaches in suits would look classy. People just aren't used to it.

by Dex on Aug 31, 2007 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed.

This silly tradition must come from when managers were also players...or their refusal to grow up.

by planetjeffy on Aug 31, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

NFL

Had some rule lately that said they had to wear Reebok gear or whoever sponsers the NFL. Some Head Coaches got pissed cause they had to dress like they were going to bed. I think it was last year they let a few wear suits again with permission.

by Jonny Dub on Aug 31, 2007 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

Nolan

Mike Nolan really went after them in the off-season and I think they granted permission this season for him to wear suits at home games. And if I remember correctly - the deal was struck because Reebok will provide the suits.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 31, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

ahh...

but they were probably Reebok-brand suits.

by pjbno4 on Aug 31, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Gotta get me one of those

I bet you don't get as hot in a Reebok suit.

by Jonny Dub on Aug 31, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm all for

baseball managers wearing suits. Maybe they should have to wear their team's colors, like a navy jacket, pants and tie with a sand colored shirt and a navy fedora with a sand brim for Pepe Negro- maybe Clint Hurdle could talk to whoever makes Michael Irvin's suits... What about coaches?

"You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower... you definitely don't close your eyes in there, even when you're shampooing." ~CY

by TheThirdGonzalez on Aug 31, 2007 11:27 PM PDT reply actions