Why is a dugout called a dugout?

[SlickFazzer]

Can't figure it out.

[bigboydan]

The dugouts are partially dug into the ground (below ground level) so that is pretty much why they are called dugouts.

[Dark Horse]

The dugouts are partially dug into the ground (below ground level) so that is pretty much why they are called dugouts.

But then why ... are graves called graves?

(graven = to dig in Dutch).


Why do people keep walking in and out of the dugouts?

[OrionSky]

Why do people keep walking in and out of the dugouts?

Too funny...

Ok BigBoy, why is a bullpen called a bullpen?

[Willie Bee]

Ok BigBoy, why is a bullpen called a bullpen?

As far as why it's used in baseball, the most plausible story I've ever heard originates in NYC at the old Polo Grounds. Just behind the warm-up area for the pitchers were some stock pens.

As far as where the term originated period, have you ever been to a rodeo or around a cattle ranch?

[pavyracer]

The other choice for a name was sunflower seed litter area so they went with the dugout.

[zootiehead]

Why do you drive on a parkway but park on a driveway?

[Bread]

If you remember the scene in 'Fast Times in Ridgemont High' where Jennifer Jason Leigh loses her virginity, you will know why it is called a dugout...

[pico]

is there a term in baseball called "6-9 double play"?

[BrentCrude]

Way back when Abner Doubleday invented baseball he formed a team and on the team was a guy named Doug that really stunk as a ball player.Not to make Doug feel bad that he was an odd man out in front of all the fans,he made a box to hide him and forever after it was called a dugout.He started calling it a dougout but it hurt doug's feelings so he put it down on paper as a dugout. Not only did the dugout hide Doug,it also served as a shelter for when he did get in the game and stunk to be protected from angry fans throwing Cracker Jack boxes full of rocks at him.

As for a bull pen being called a bull pen,here goes.On a stud farm when one bull has blown his wad and is spent,they have a pen with other bulls that come in and do the deed.When a pitcher has blown his arm's wad and is spent,it's time to call in one of the other pitchers from an enclosed area.

[OrionSky]

The other choice for a name was sunflower seed litter area so they went with the dugout.

[OrionSky]

Why do you drive on a parkway but park on a driveway?

Have you ever driven on the New Jersey Garden State Parkway? Trust me, the name fits here.