at a baseball field called the "stands" and six outs in a baseball game are called an "in" ing?
2006-07-07 09:03:52 · 8 answers · asked by anothersomeonenew 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The term stands comes from the old days when makeshift areas were designed by elevated rows to make the people watch the ball game from a safe distance. they didn't have seats and people would actually stand watching the game. An inning is not the way you spelled it.
2006-07-07 09:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
its called stands because back on the day there werent enough seats so many would stand and its called an Inning because every 6 outs the enter IN to another one
2006-07-07 16:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by CubsFan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz anyone would rather sit int the stands, then stand in the sits. And a outing was already being used.
2006-07-07 16:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by Migity696 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is part of the charm of AMERICA's favorite pasttime.
2006-07-07 16:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you invented your own sport you could call stuff whatever it is you wanted
2006-07-07 16:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by WeezyBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do people drive on parkways and park in driveways??? Crazy!
2006-07-07 16:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by Marco Polo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats just the way it is
2006-07-07 16:05:05 · answer #7 · answered by stretchskeleton10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are just silly :-P
2006-07-07 16:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Shelby Cobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋