Why do baseball players wear that little colored strap sock - it seems to serve no purpose.?
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Stirrup socks were the one part of a baseball uniform that a player could individualize. He could pull them way up high, leaving only what looked like two colored stripes going up the sides of his lower legs, or he could leave them low, showing just a small oval of white just above the shoetops.Stirrup socks were also unique to baseball. Even more than the cap, stirrup socks said "baseball uniform." You saw baseball caps everywhere. You never saw stirrup socks outside of baseball, with the single exception of football referees.
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It's called a stirup, and it's tradition. You'll notice that it's one more uniform item that sports the team's major colour, so it's not entirely useless.Being serious who should the mets trade to get a better pitching rotation?
It's part of the "look" -- back in the old days, all the teams wore white uniforms at home and gray ones on the road. The only color came from the socks -- ever hear of the Red Sox or the White Sox?Why do pitchers sit alone when they r throwing a no hitter?
because it makes um look like a BALLERMinor league baseball umpires?
don't know where the stirrup started. It really does serve no purpose anymore. Lots of teams have replaced them with regular colored socks.More Questions & Answers...