Re: Bookworm And Kings Daughter Beat-Down Fight Day 2018
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:59 am
It doesn't follow from that sentence, it follows from the previous one. Originally the manager did do those things, so he had to wear a uniform, and they simply continued to after it became a nonplayer position. Not because they had to, because they didn't not have to. It's out of respect for the tradition of the sport, which is what baseball is all about arguably more than any other sport.Bob wrote:The reason why the captain wore a team uniform is because he actually was a player on the team, playing on the field. It scarcely follows that someone who spends no time hitting, throwing, or catching the ball, or running around the bases, should be so clothed.
This is an utterly silly argument with multiple pieces to refute. First, the manager wearing a uniform is in no way comparable to a fan wearing one, the fan gets it from a merchandise shop and just slips it on, yes it might not fit properly, it's not for them it's just a general uniform. The manager's uniform is for them, as any player's is. As for pretending to be on the team, I know you aren't serious about that because no they don't make plays, but of course a manager/coach is part of the team. They're introduced in the lineups. But most importantly, the primary claim you make is ridiculous. Players would look up to their manager easier if they wore a suit? Instead of wearing a uniform just like theirs showing they are as integrally a part of the team as they are? Absolutely not. A suit would separate the manager from the players. It may add a slightly higher feeling of authority, but in baseball you need a feeling of camaraderie. The manager is the leader, not the boss.Bob wrote:The players would find it easier to look up to someone as a strategic mind who is wearing a suit, instead of looking like a fan, wearing a uniform that possibly doesn't fit him very well, and acting as though he's on the baseball team even though he's not going to make a single play on the field.
I dispute this assumption for reasons similar to those noted previously. I think it's easier to respect someone who is showing they are undeniably part of the team, projecting an image of unity, then a suits vs uniforms image which conveys a rigid hierarchy.Bob wrote:Furthermore, the fans will also find it easier to respect the manager and the team.
Irrelevant to this discussion. No one has said managers must or must not wear suits or uniforms. We're debating what they should wear. Yes, a handful of managers have opted to wear suits in the past. None do today. But some could decide to. It isn't mandated either way, which is how it should be.Bob wrote:What did Cornelius "Connie Mack" McGillicuddy, who is the longest-serving manager in baseball history and has many other records and achievements, wear?