I thought it was blocking sun but how? They wear it in night games though. Also whya re strikeouts marked with a K instead of an X or the logical S?
2006-10-07 14:56:59 · 8 answers · asked by Eric K 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The black under the eyes absorbes the glare of the sun and the stadium lights. An S in baseball is used for scoring a sacrifice, therefore, they had to use an different abbreviation for strikeout. A baseball score keeper in the late 1800's began using a K. The K caught on and is now the generally accepted abbreviation for strikeout.
2006-10-07 15:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by lferenti123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the 1880's some sports writers were starting to keep score. The letter "S" was used as a notation for a single. The letter "K" was used when a player strucKout.
The symbol "X" is used for a strike in bowling, but it is not based on the letter, simply an extension of the slash "/" used to signify the spare.
2006-10-08 21:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's also good for sweet and keeping the glare out of the eyes
2006-10-07 22:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's kind of like paint, it's made to keep the sun's glare out of their eyes.
2006-10-08 19:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
black is soly for light refraction, the "smear" is to block the glare, and it looks cool :)
2006-10-07 22:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by palermo151 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its for glare, not sun light.... at night games there is still glare from the stadium lights......
2006-10-07 21:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares! I can't take MY eyes off your Avatar!
2006-10-07 22:11:03 · answer #7 · answered by Ozzie B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know what its called but it is like sunblock 4 ur eyes.
2006-10-07 22:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by iluvsoftball 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋