SkinsHokieFan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 This article made me laugh http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/norman-chad-stupidity-in-sports/2011/07/16/gIQAlNVVKI_story.html As part of a new continuing series — funded in part by the Smithsonian Institution, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Heritage Foundation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and In-n-Out Burger — Couch Slouch brings you the first installment of “Stupidest Things in Sports”:State troopers escorting the coach as he leaves the football field. Throughout the course of history, I understand when polarizing political figures — Napoleon, Mussolini, Gandhi, Sarah Palin, et al — are heavily protected in public arenas. But football coaches? I’m sure Bob Stoops knows the way to the locker room by now. Considering the state of the economy, aren’t there better ways for our tax dollars to be at work? Frankly, I’d rather see a state trooper getting a cup of coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts than running alongside Mack Brown through a stadium tunnel. “Quiet Please” signs at golf tournaments. Kobe Bryant can make free throws at the end of a basketball game with 15,000 fans screaming and waving stuff behind the basket, but Matt Kuchar can’t putt unless he’s in the freakin’ library? Olympic gymnasts can perform intricate moves on a four-inch-wide balance beam with a flurry of activity around them and crowds cheering floor-exercise routines, but Steve Stricker can’t hit a 5-iron unless he’s in a Broadway theater? Hey, the ball doesn’t move. The hole doesn’t move. Step up and play, pal. The guy whose job is to squirt water into football players’ mouths. You’ve seen it a thousand times — during a timeout, some fella comes over to the players and squirts water into their mouths. Uh, really? Take the wide receivers — they have great hands; they can’t manage a plastic bottle? There are no hazardous materials or sharp objects here. It’s not like asking Itzhak Perlman to shuck oysters. Geez. Okay, so they don’t want to squirt their own water; would it kill them to catch the ball once in a while? Baseball managers wearing a uniform. Granted, a baseball dugout is not the board room of Goldman Sachs or the sales floor of a Lexus dealership; it’s not even as dignified as courtside at a basketball game. But the sight of these 50-, 60- and even 80-year-old men — yes, you Jack McKeon — donning the play clothes of their players is laughable. Now, they don’t have to go full-throttle, Armani-suit Pat Riley on us, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a manager or two in a nice golf shirt and khakis for a change. Click link for rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Stupid article. Especially the one about managers not wearing uniforms. What the hell does the author EXPECT them to wear? Managers would look stupid wearing suits (one used to do it back in the day). The one about giving water to players is dumb, too. The golf one is pretty dumb, as well. Although I do think its a little obsurd how some players act (Tiger Woods) to the least bit of noise or whatnot. Edit: Just saw at the bottom where he said polo or something. Still stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Kind of agree on the golf one. Working at a golf course, and playing golf myself, I think that the quietness required in golf is overrated. Always pissed me off when some stuck up dude would hit a bad drive and blame it on a bird chirping, or someone coughing, when his last four shots ended up in the woods. It shouldn't be a rock concert, but soft chatter going on in the background, or an electric cart rolling up shouldn't throw off your game that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Baseball managers wearing uniforms IS dumb. What other sport has their coaches wearing a jersey? It looks dumb. Especially with the old guys and their enormous beer guts. No one wants to see them in tight pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Coach-speak on football broadcasts, a.k.a “Grudenese” or “Jaworskification.” “They were in max protect.” (This sounds like an ad slogan for Trojan condoms.) That was a pretty good little article there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Baseball managers wearing uniforms IS dumb.What other sport has their coaches wearing a jersey? It looks dumb. Especially with the old guys and their enormous beer guts. No one wants to see them in tight pants. C'mon, Most of them don't wear tight ones. I don't see anything wrong with it. You can't compare it to other sports. They would look stupid in a suit, or even a polo, imo. Baseball has it right there. Now if only they'd get rid of the all star game winner receiving homefield. UGH. So damn stupid. And that's coming from a Braves fan, who have a pretty good shot to make the WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Okay, let's get one thing straightened out: managers HAVE to wear uniforms. It's a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 C'mon, Most of them don't wear tight ones. I don't see anything wrong with it. You can't compare it to other sports. They would look stupid in a suit, or even a polo, imo. Baseball has it right there.Now if only they'd get rid of the all star game winner receiving homefield. UGH. So damn stupid. And that's coming from a Braves fan, who have a pretty good shot to make the WS. I think the rest of the sports have it just fine. Its really weird that baseball has them wear uniforms...but I honestly don't really care. And yes, the All-Star game deciding home field advantage is AWFUL. I get that they wanted it to be important and wanted players to care but COME ON. Give it to the team with the better record. ---------- Post added July-17th-2011 at 10:54 PM ---------- Okay, let's get one thing straightened out: managers HAVE to wear uniforms. It's a rule. Its a dumb rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Kind of agree on the golf one. Working at a golf course' date=' and playing golf myself, I think that the quietness required in golf is overrated. Always pissed me off when some stuck up dude would hit a bad drive and blame it on a bird chirping, or someone coughing, when his last four shots ended up in the woods. It shouldn't be a rock concert, but soft chatter going on in the background, or an electric cart rolling up shouldn't throw off your game that much.[/quote']I'd agree with this. I'm not the best golfer by any means, but I like to play it whenever I get the chance. I understand that at it's a game of intense concentration and mental endurance, especially over 18 holes, and especially when playing at a very high level. But too many people use the noise thing as just an excuse for the fact that they're simply not as good as they'd like to believe they are. I have friends who are that way, and even my dad is pretty awful about it. A passenger jet flying overhead while teeing off probably isn't the reason you sliced it into the trees instead of driving it 275 yards straight down the middle of the fairway, when that's a semi-common occurrence with your swing anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think football coaches should be in full uniforms. I mean what else could they wear?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good stuff I've always liked Norman Chad.. in fact, I'd call him an actual influence to me doing sports humor in the first place. Very funny guy, love his writing style. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think he should stick to doing card tournament's with his corny jokes.. If he was serious about .. The guy whose job is to squirt water into football players’ mouths. You’ve seen it a thousand times — during a timeout, some fella comes over to the players and squirts water into their mouths. Uh, really? Take the wide receivers — they have great hands; they can’t manage a plastic bottle? There are no hazardous materials or sharp objects here. It’s not like asking Itzhak Perlman to shuck oysters. Geez. Okay, so they don’t want to squirt their own water; would it kill them to catch the ball once in a while? Then he needs to just STFU...its obvious he has never played a down of football in his life...hey Chad..you go try running around a football field for a while..then tell me you want to grab something like a bottle...the only thing he would be catching or wanting was his breath Hell I bet if he was the water boy, he wouldn't make it out to the huddle during timeouts hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Chad is not funny in any way. He actually annoys the hell out of me and it's been great watching the WSOP and not having to hear his annoying ass voice and terrible jokes about what the mascot is for a players alma mater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Its a dumb rule. I disagree. Managers wearing uniforms is something they started doing on their own. A baseball uniform is also not the same as uniforms in other sports. It's a shirt and pants, not pads, helmets, shorts or anything else like that. On top of that, they would look silly when they walked out onto the field. I recall reading once that Connie Mack never walked on the field, and instead had coaches who were wearing uniforms deal with pitching changes/arguments etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think baseball managers wearing uniforms is just as stupid and silly as football coaches not being able to wear a suit for every game. fullnelson, Imagine Phil Jackson in his 70's style uni coaching from the sidelines. It's stupid in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think football coaches should be in full uniforms. I mean what else could they wear?!Rex Ryan in a uniform :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've long enjoyed Norman Chad but with this article he's morphed into Andy Rooney. Thumbs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Rex Ryan in a uniform :puke: If Rex had his way, he'd make everyone on the field go barefoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockeryfan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 When I think Norman Chad, I think of him doing color for the World Series of Poker. He's pretty bad on that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I laughed at the part about relief pitchers getting driven 275 feet from the bullpen to the pitchers mound in cars. The old Senators used to do that at RFK stadium because of a tie-in deal with a local Chevy dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If Kirby Puckett (RIP), Tony Gwynn and Prince Fielder wear/wore uniforms, there's no reason a hefty manager can't. I don't have a problem with that at all. And I think a dressed-up manager would look more than a little goofy. Hell, even little league coaches wear their team colors and ballcaps. If they're going to be that serious about it, then why not major league managers? I don't think Chad was trying to start any grand debate in any of the areas he covered. It was intended to be funny. And it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I disagree. Managers wearing uniforms is something they started doing on their own. A baseball uniform is also not the same as uniforms in other sports. It's a shirt and pants, not pads, helmets, shorts or anything else like that.On top of that, they would look silly when they walked out onto the field. I recall reading once that Connie Mack never walked on the field, and instead had coaches who were wearing uniforms deal with pitching changes/arguments etc. If Kirby Puckett (RIP), Tony Gwynn and Prince Fielder wear/wore uniforms, there's no reason a hefty manager can't. I don't have a problem with that at all. And I think a dressed-up manager would look more than a little goofy. Hell, even little league coaches wear their team colors and ballcaps. If they're going to be that serious about it, then why not major league managers?I don't think Chad was trying to start any grand debate in any of the areas he covered. It was intended to be funny. And it was. I don't think baseball managers would look any worse than football coaches who wear khakis and a team polo. Hockey/basketball coaches wear suits but they're inside, I don't think baseball should follow suit (ZING) because its too hot out when the season starts for guys to be wearing suits...but I don't see why baseball is different from football. Never have understood the baseball managers in uniform thing, I like what Terry Francona does--wearing a warmup jacket type thing over his uniform. Just looks more...normal I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Managers wearing uniforms is the dumbest thing in baseball. It actually is a sort of homage rule harkening back to the old days when almost all managers were also players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Police Officers that work football games are paid by the school in their off-time. They do it because it's usually $30 / hour. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If Rex had his way, he'd make everyone on the field go barefoot. :ols: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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