First of hopefully several Why entries...

I just came home from the gym. While I was doing my weights and running on the treadmill I was thinking. The main thought on my mind was the lack of contributions I have made to the blog. I wanted to think of something I could post. Which that was about the time I noticed the Marlins game was on the TV. And I thought, Hey I bet people wonder why do the managers and coaches on the baseball team wear a uniform?

Well, I can tell you why. People joke that the reason why is because they want to play and are hoping to get their chance to take their turn at the plate. This is not true. The reason why the coaches have a uniform and a number is because they have to enter the playing field. The coaches in other sports do not ever enter the playing field. Substitutions, arguments, and calling the plays are all done from the sidelines. However, in baseball - the coaches do enter the playing field.

During a pitching change, the manager will walk out onto the field to make the change. Players in other sports just seem to enter the game while the players they are taking the place of exit. In Baseball, the coach can call timeout and come out to the mound to talk to his players. In the other sports, the players come back to the bench when time is called. If the manager does not agree with a call or wants the umpire to explain what just happend he is allowed to walk onto the field to ask. Notice how in the other sports the coach will throw his tantrum on the sideline.