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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (35735)	7/19/2005 6:53:49 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

It is likely to do with sliding on the field.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (35735)	7/19/2005 7:09:41 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

In baseball, it's not at all uncommon to slide on the ground into a base while attempting to avoid being tagged "out" with the ball - thus the long pants. Helps to keep down on the road rash.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (35735)	7/20/2005 9:14:02 AM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

why is it that base ball players wear these incredibly hot (looking at least) uniforms, long sleeve, long pants because they are playing a pseudo-sport/aka "game" with only one player (the pitcher) doing anything approaching real exercise, and can thus follow tradition. if you look at real sports like soccer, people do not dress like this, because they are engaged in this activity called exercise which is unfamiliar to the baseball world. baseball players hardly burn any more calories than the people watching in the stands. unlike soccer players. that's the difference between a game and a sport.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (35735)	7/20/2005 10:31:38 AM
From: Tradelite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

re: reasons for heavy-duty baseball uniforms Simple reasons, I think...sliding into bases at top speed could take skin off a leg, and if the pants weren't made of tough fabric, the knees would wear thru in no time. Extra padding also helps cushion the blow from those wildly pitched hardballs coming at the batter at 85-MPH. Both kids played center field, and slamming into those outfield fences to catch balls could also inflict some damage without protection. My kids even took the protection further and always wore another layer of long mesh shorts under their uniforms, no matter what the weather. Both of them played soccer at fairly intense levels on local and travel teams until they had to go full-time in baseball. It seemed to me that shinguards and long heavy socks were kinda hot for the occasion, too, but necessary. At any rate, a grass soccer field is softer than a baseball diamond. Those bases are hard and the baselines are sandy.