Why are dugouts in baseball,dugout?
406527
b/c it's kinda dug into the ground...
593292
Boxing.  So why is this under baseball?
518793
because it is easier on the baserunner when scoreing at home if he slides that end part that sticks out is easier to touch without getting out
80639
The corners are the most important bases to make decisions. If you're first, the coach can tell you if it's a good idea to steal second.\n\nIf your on third, the coach will tell you if the ball is far enough to score on a sacrifice fly.\n\nAnd there is no place for a coach to stand on second base.
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it was originally from stick and ball games\nThe distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace with precision. While there has been general agreement that modern baseball is a North American development from the older game rounders, the 2005 book Baseball Before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game, by David Block, argues against that notion.[1] The earliest known mention of the sport is in a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, by John Newbery. It contains a wood-cut illustration of boys playing "base-ball," showing a set-up roughly similar to the modern game, and a rhymed description of the sport. The earliest known American reference to the game was published in a 1791 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, statute that prohibited the playing of baseball within 80 yards of the town's new meeting house. The English novelist Jane Austen made a reference to children playing "base-ball" on a village green in her book Northanger Abbey, which was written between 1798 and 1803 (though not published until 1818).\n\nThe first full documentation of a baseball game in North America is Dr. Adam Ford's contemporary description of a game that took place in 1838 on June 4 (Militia Muster Day) in Beachville, Ontario; this report was related in a 1886 edition of Sporting Life magazine in a letter by former St. Marys, Ontario, resident Dr. Matthew Harris. Canada was a hotbed of early baseball development and the sport grew quickly on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border, with strong players and teams in both countries. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright of New York City led the codification of an early list of rules (the so-called Knickerbocker Rules), from which today's have evolved. While there are reports of Cartwright's club, the New York Knickerbockers, playing games in 1845, the game now recognized as the first in U.S. history to be officially recorded took place on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the Knickerbockers, 23–1, in four innings.
474715
Because in the beginning (Late 1800 & Early 1900's) they were both manager and players... As more and more coaches became ex-players or non-players (some owners) the tradition continued.  Baseball is steeped with it's tradition!
1178982
what the heck does this have to do with baseball?
567984
Because 1st base to 2nd base to third base is considered a natural progression, and shortstop is the oddball.  Plus, the shortstop wasn't originally stationed between 2nd and 3rd base (he was originally in shallow center field, behind 2nd base).
675594
this is called "throwing the ball around the horn".\nit's meant to be rejuvinating for the players in the field.\nit only happens when there are no runners on base.\nwhen the pitcher is doing well and striking out lots of batters, the fielders have a tendency to get bored, even tired faster.  so the catcher will throw the ball down to the third baseman (sometimes they throw the ball "around the horn" starting at first base) when there is a strikeout, and the third baseman throws it to the second baseman or the shortstop, depending on how that particular infield likes to do it.  if you pay close attention, you will notice that the first baseman is usually omitted from this ritual.\nwhen the infielders throw the ball "around the horn" after a strikeout, it only goes to one corner infielder and the two middle infielders.
1006487
it would take amazingly long time to type up how to play baseball. ill give a short explanation. there is 4 bases in a diamond shape, then an outfield. a pitcher throws the ball trying to get it past the batter and over the home plate (a base) for a strike. 3 strikes and your out. \nthere are 3 outs in one inning. you play nine innings. if you hit the ball, you run up the dirt ob the right to first base. if the ball is cought while the first baseman touches the bag, your out. if you see that you could maybe get to 2nd base, turn and run there. you score by going all the way around the bases and touching home plate. oh, and if you hit a ball over the fence in between the to polls in left and right field, its a home run
156519
Tradition , if there is one thing baseball has over other sports is its link to the past.   Many players as they grew older became player managers for their teams and would not only manage the game put would field a position or have themselves ready to pinch hit at certain times. Thus, the need to have a uniform on during games.  Also, coaches stand on the playing field next to 1st and 3rd bases.  However, in modern day baseball I think managers look rather silly in uniform.
1046136
After any out with no one on base, the infielders throw the ball around. On a strikeout, the catcher has the ball, so he throws to the third baseman. On a ground out, the first baseman throws to another infielder before the ball goes to the pitcher. They don't do this with men on base, because the runners could advance on a bad throw or they could just steal.
523948
This happens when the baseball player has the option of getting the out in multiple places.  For example, a ball is hit to the short stop and there was a man on first.  In this case, the short stop could throw the ball to second or first base and get the out.
616083
In softball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly ball when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:\n\n    * tagging a runner with the ball when they are not touching a base\n    * touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach\n    * catching a third strike\n    * catching a batted ball on the fly\n\nA putout is not recorded for players who throw the ball to another player to make a putout; they are given an assist instead. There is an exception: When the pitcher records a strikeout, no assist is recorded even though that pitcher threw the ball to the catcher, who was credited with a putout for catching the third strike.
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They want to show that they are part of the team.  It was tradition for managers to also play for their teems at the same time they coached them.  Also MLB rules state that only uniformed players are allowed on the field.  (From MLB rule 3.15: No person shall be allowed on the playing field during a game except players and coaches in uniform, managers, news photographers authorized by the home team, umpires, officers of the law in uniform and watchmen or other employees of the home club.)
515101
it is called the infield, but the reason the path is there is because of the constant torture the grass receives from the catcher going to the mound to talk to the pitcher. a lot of field maintenance crews determined it was an easier fix than trying to keep the grass green and full when its being trampled on for 6 months
476142
To get the easy out. If they throw it home and they get safe that means the runner is on first and more runs could possibly come in