I mean in basketball, football, futbol, hockey and in EVERY OTHER SPORT they are called coaches.

I mean they even have a "first base coach" and a "third base coach" and a "bench coach". so why do they call it a manager and not a "head coach".

ok. well I buy that with the exception of one thing. In football for example, you have the "linebackers coach", the "special teams coach", the "running back coach." BUT guess what they call the head guy. Coach. And all the head coach on the sideline does is call the shots basically just like a manager in baseball.

So why the difference in the choice of words?

Like ^^^ said. You don't coach the players, you manage the team. You manage how the game is played in regards to the lineup, the bullpen (which is extremely hard to do.) In regards to the bullpen you have to get each pitcher enough work but not too much where you tire them out at the end of the year. Yikes...

You have to manage whether to hit and run, steal, pitchout, intentional walk. The manager does a lot.

They don't really "Coach" they more manage the game. They have a staff of coaches that do most of the coaching. That's why above the college level they are called managers.

Probably because there are so many 'little' coaches... like you named in your question - that the MAIN guy in charge of all of them actually MANAGES the coaches and does coach the individual players

The Manager is resposible for the entire team. He reports to the General Manager of the Team.

They have many coaches on the team, pitching coach, batting coach, etc. These coaches report to the Manager!

Back in the early days of baseball, the manager was responsible for all aspects of running the team. From coaching, to scheduling the bus/train rides, making hotel reservations, handing out the meal money, etc. They actually "managed" the day to day operations of the team. Probably a little easier back then with teams located fairly close together. If you really want to get a sense of it, you should visit with a semi-pro or low A level manager-- most of them still have these responsibilities.

I think Manager is a better description of what they do than coach. I wonder why that term isn't used in the other sports.