Why Baseball Dugouts?

[Meathead]

Ah, now it's "fluent." Are those goalposts on wheels or something?

You get why everyone here thinks you're an asshole, right?

I think your problem (among many others) is that I speak Czech like your boyfriend Sealyfag's problem is that I speak Greek.

 

[Meathead]

So fans seated behind the teams could see over them.

That also figures into it I think. Those are the most expensive seats in a stadium even it's only a segment of a row or two.

 

[Unkotare]

You get why everyone here thinks you're an asshole, right?
...

Oh no, not that! Does that mean I can't sit at the popular kids' table at lunch?

 

[Unkotare]

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I think your problem (among many others) is that I speak Czech ...

Why would that be a problem for me?

 

[Meathead]

Oh no, not that! Does that mean I can't sit at the popular kids' table at lunch?

Yeah, but you never could so I've got squat to do with you being an asshole.

Ciao weirdo.

 

[Unkotare]

Yeah, but you never could ...

Is that important to you? Do you need to talk through some childhood trauma?

 

[hadit]

Most football players are bigger than most baseball players and they don't stick them in a trench like it's the Battle of Verdun.

Consider that baseball was around when most fields were not in massive stadiums and fans were seated or stood as close as they could get to the action. There was little to no elevated seating to be had.

 

[JustAGuy1]

I was watching the Wonderful Phillies with my Czech gf who speaks no English and knows almost nothing about baseball. She asked me in Czech why the players on the bench were in what she called a depression a word to that effect.

I had never thought about it and have never seen anything like it in other sports, and while I understand how foul balls can be dangerous, but with fencing or netting dugouts do seem superfluous.

Perhaps from an earlier era where fencing or netting were unusual?

Have you ever been by a liner? Have you had to sit through rain delay?

 

[Meathead]

Have you ever been by a liner? Have you had to sit through rain delay?

Yes, in rain delays I get out of the rain and I try to catch line drives.

 

[JustAGuy1]

Yes, in rain delays I get out of the rain and I try to catch line drives.

The Heat of July and August also make it necessary.

 

[Meathead]

The Heat of July and August also make it necessary.

Possibly, but considering they also have them in indoor stadiums I think it's more of a tradition today than anything else.

It's not a big deal, but I found it curious that someone who has never watched baseball asked me why while I've never questioned it. It's almost like a child asking about something which everybody takes for granted and for which you have no obvious answer.

 

[davebb]

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This sock seems familiar. Hmmmm...

lol Say the fake persona trying to distract. Is school out yet, "teacher?"

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

So fans seated behind the teams could see over them.

Unfortunate Sons Are Born in the Dugout and Made to Believe They've Been Benched

 

[Unkotare]

lol Say the fake persona trying to distract. Is school out yet, "teacher?"

Not only is school out, but I just finished up at parent teacher night at My youngest son’s Elementary school. Any other questions?

 

[davebb]

Not only is school out, but I just finished up at parent teacher night at My youngest son’s Elementary school. Any other questions?

It's funny when shills get caught. Not only are they not ashamed, but they're indignant and dig in more.

 

[davebb]

Anyway, I think there are some good answers here. I can see why a casual fan might see the difference between baseball and other sports. Football has no dugouts. Your GF sounds like she might be good at seeing patterns.

I'll add a couple of more items. Gambling soon became a part of baseball when it went pro. Some of the gamblers were dubious types, just like bums at the horse track. They'd get rowdy, mix it up with players, and even attack umpires. Dugouts probably and somewhat served as an insulator.

I'd also guess that a dugout helps the younger players get less distracted. And there are certainly many more distractions these days.

I'm also wondering if a dugout contributes some to camaraderie among players. I could see that more than football.

 

[Unkotare]

... Not only are they not ashamed, but they're indignant and dig in more. ...

How is that different from just telling the truth?

 

[Unkotare]

Anyway, I think there are some good answers here. I can see why a casual fan might see the difference between baseball and other sports. Football has no dugouts. Your GF sounds like she might be good at seeing patterns.

I'll add a couple of more items. Gambling soon became a part of baseball when it went pro. Some of the gamblers were dubious types, just like bums at the horse track. They'd get rowdy, mix it up with players, and even attack umpires. Dugouts probably and somewhat served as an insulator.

I'd also guess that a dugout helps the younger players get less distracted. And there are certainly many more distractions these days.

I'm also wondering if a dugout contributes some to camaraderie among players. I could see that more than football.

None of that makes any sense.

 

[cowboy fan]

Needed for soccer players to escape from hooligans!

 

[candycorn]

I was watching the Wonderful Phillies with my Czech gf who speaks no English and knows almost nothing about baseball. She asked me in Czech why the players on the bench were in what she called a depression a word to that effect.

I had never thought about it and have never seen anything like it in other sports, and while I understand how foul balls can be dangerous, but with fencing or netting dugouts do seem superfluous.

Perhaps from an earlier era where fencing or netting were unusual?

Another job Americans won’t do.