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Why do baseball managers wear Uniforms? Wouldn't it look rather silly to see Football, Basketball or Hockey coaches on the sidelines in uniform?
In the 19th century, I think a lot of managers just wore street clothes, but there were a lot of player-managers who were, of course, in uniform. Connie Mack wore a business suit and straw hat up to 1950.
Joe Torre always wore a jacket over his uniform, so what did it matter if he wore uniform pants or not?
Only because you have grown accustomed to seeing it.
That is also the answer to your question. Managers wear uniforms because in the early days, many managers were also active players in uniform. People became accustomed to the sight of managers in uniform, and after a time, managers in anything but uniforms would have been seen as alien.
Football and basketball both began as college sports. Coaches were faculty, players were students, so coaches dressed like teachers rather than players. We got used to seeing that.
I agree it's odd and outdated. The should be dressed more like NFL coaches. Though it would be weird to see a first or third base coach in street clothes.
We could put umps and refs in judicial robes with powdered wigs.
I think a better question than why managers wear uniforms is why, among our three branches of government, do we dress up our justice department officials in costumes?
We could put umps and refs in judicial robes with powdered wigs.
I think a better question than why managers wear uniforms is why, among our three branches of government, do we dress up our justice department officials in costumes?
When I lived in DC I hypothesized that root of many of our problems is that we a governed by individuals who wear jackets and ties when it is 95 degrees and 95% humidity.
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