Baseball managers used to wear suits, then went to wearing a uniform. Now, they wear hoodies, or glorified t-shirts. NFL coaches used to be dressed up as well. At least NBA coaches are still somewhat dressed up. NHL coaches are still the most nattily dressed.
Connie Mack was the last to wear street clothes managing (he was also the owner) He did that for roughly 50 years, and everyone else had stopped at least two or three decades before him.I don’t see baseball manager wearing player’s uniform as necessary (unless they’re the mostly extinct beast – the player-manager).The Buck Showalter “warm-up jacket in August instead of a uniform shirt” look is completely ludicrous (unless you’ve got some sort of actual blood/circulation medical condition).Personally, I think they should wear either uniform pants or casual pants, and a team logo sport shirt or camp shirt of some sort. I’d give serious consideration to the early-80s Chicago White Sox “beer league softball shirts”
kodj kodjin over 5 years ago
It’s hard to break habits that were picked up when you were young. Spitting seems to be an essential part of Base ball culture.
jagedlo over 5 years ago
See yesterday’s Tank McNamara for the link to today’s strip…
Oakwood13 over 5 years ago
If it was the Cincinnati manager it should be mma shorts.
sarah413 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Baseball managers used to wear suits, then went to wearing a uniform. Now, they wear hoodies, or glorified t-shirts. NFL coaches used to be dressed up as well. At least NBA coaches are still somewhat dressed up. NHL coaches are still the most nattily dressed.
P51Strega over 5 years ago
It’s the pitchers that should dress up. They need to get ready, the manager’ll be taking them out tonight.
Totalloser Premium Member over 5 years ago
I guess it is easier to pick your nose and scratch your crotch in a uniform then a suit. 99% of the time that is what I see managers doing
rmbdot over 5 years ago
Connie Mack was the last to wear street clothes managing (he was also the owner) He did that for roughly 50 years, and everyone else had stopped at least two or three decades before him.I don’t see baseball manager wearing player’s uniform as necessary (unless they’re the mostly extinct beast – the player-manager).The Buck Showalter “warm-up jacket in August instead of a uniform shirt” look is completely ludicrous (unless you’ve got some sort of actual blood/circulation medical condition).Personally, I think they should wear either uniform pants or casual pants, and a team logo sport shirt or camp shirt of some sort. I’d give serious consideration to the early-80s Chicago White Sox “beer league softball shirts”