Baseball is unique among the sports in requiring managers and coaches to suit up in the same uniforms the players wear.
Could you imagine football coaches having to wear pads and jerseys? Or basketball coaches ditching their suits for the sleeveless-and-shorts look?
Well, for better or for worse, you don't have to imagine any longer.
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Before Ohio State players arrived Thursday for photos in the team's new uniforms, head coach Thad Matta decided to give the new duds a test run himself.
What resulted was one of the better pictures in recent Twitter memory.
I think Matta is starting a trend here. Time to bust out the petition to get all college hoops coaches to wear their teams' uniforms on the sideline.
Looking good, coach, though I doubt they'll let you wear that watch while you play.