Why is sox not spelled socks?

Answer 1

the sox are just weird like that. i think they need mental help.

Answer 2

Over the years the Boston American League team has had several nicknames:

Boston Red Sox (1907-2004)
Boston Pilgrims (1903-1906)
Boston Somersets (1902)
Boston Americans (1901)

Two 1901-1902 "unofficial" nicknames were the Plymouth Rocks and the
Puritans.

The name Red Sox simply evolved over the years as new team owners and
baseball writers would attached nicknames to the team in hopes one name
would catch on.

The Red Sox were actually called the Red Stockings for a while in 1907 but
sports writers shortened it to Sox (then a generally accepted alternate spelling of the word: socks).

The name Red Stockings came from a old National Association baseball team:
the Boston Red Stockings. They played from 1871-1875. Red Stockings had
been a popular nickname and kind of got resurrected by the Boston American
League club in 1907.

Other teams in the old National Association include the Chicago White
Stockings, the St. Louis Red Stockings, the St. Louis Brown Stockings, and
the Philadelphia White Stockings.

Apparently, nicknaming your team after the color of your socks was a very
common practice back then.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Boston-Red-Sox-243/Origin-Red-Sox-Name.htm





Nickname
The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season, refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning 1908. Actually, Sox was adopted by newspapers needing a headline-friendly form of Stockings, as "Stockings Win!" in large type would not fit on a page. The Spanish language media sometimes refers to the team as las Medias Rojas for Red Stockings.

The name originated with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1867-1870 member of the pioneering National Association of Base Ball Players. Managed by Harry Wright, Cincinnati adopted a uniform with white knickers and red stockings, and earned the famous nickname, a year or two before hiring the first fully professional team in 1869. When the club folded after the 1870 season, Wright was hired to organize a new team in Boston, and he did, bringing three teammates and the "Red Stockings" nickname along. (Most nicknames were then only nicknames, neither club names nor registered trademarks, so the migration was informal.) The Boston Red Stockings won four championships in the five seasons of the new National Association, the first professional league. The success of the two teams in Cincinnati and Boston gave "Red Stockings" and other "Red" nicknames some historical and profitable grounding there and probably grounded other "Stockings" nicknames in other cities.

Boston and a new Cincinnati club were charter members of the National League in 1876. Perhaps in deference to the Cincinnati history, many people reserved the "Red Stockings" nickname for that city; the Boston team is commonly called "Red Caps" today. Other names were sometimes used before Boston officially adopted the nickname "Braves" in 1912; that club is now based in Atlanta.

In 1901, the American League led by Ban Johnson declared itself equal to the National League and established a competing club in Boston. For seven seasons, the AL team wore dark blue stockings and had no official nickname. They were simply "Boston" or "the Bostons"; or the "Americans" or "Boston Americans" as in "American Leaguers", Boston being a two-team city. Their 1901-1907 jerseys, both home and road, simply read "Boston", except for 1902 when they sported large letters "B" and "A" denoting "Boston" and "American". On December 18, 1907, Taylor announced that the club had officially adopted red as its new team color.

The Red Sox are one of two teams in the American League with Sox in their name, the Chicago White Sox being the other.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox#Nickname

Answer 3

Because the Red SOX are too cool for school and they're "idiots" so they can't spell.
:D
GO RED SOX

Answer 4

because their to lazy to spell the whole word. and do really think the fans want jerseys saying white socks or i mean that would look completely stupid. not that it isn't already. and its easier for Ozzy to spell the team name that way.

Answer 5

They can't spell on the South Side

Answer 6

sox is wicked pissah!

Answer 7

sox is much cooler

Answer 8

"Sox" can be trademarked. And has been.

Answer 9

socks would be wicked boring!

Answer 10

space on the scoreboards. and shirts