| The game of baseball has a long history of | | | | 6.Tapping the bat on Plate |
| superstition. I'm sure you've heard about the | | | | It seems every player does this. I guess it's |
| curse of the Bambino, players refusing to shave | | | | similar to knocking on wood! |
| and pre-game routines. Pitchers are known to be | | | | 7. Sitting in the same place in the dugout |
| the most superstitious of all baseball players. So | | | | You may not have heard about this one but it is |
| much so, that the non-pitchers think they are all | | | | very, very common. If you watch you're favorite |
| crazy. | | | | Major League baseball team over the course of |
| The funny thing about baseball superstition is they | | | | the season you will notice that players tend to sit |
| can arise at anytime based on good or bad game | | | | in a specific area in the dugout with the same |
| experience. | | | | group of guys. |
| Baseball superstitions are fascinating and is | | | | 8. Not Shaving |
| embedded deep in baseball folklore. Here are my | | | | Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees has |
| nine top baseball superstitions. I'm using nine to go | | | | make this famous. Earlier in the 2008 season |
| with that "superstition" theme - shake a leg! | | | | Jason did not shave for a couple of days and |
| The Top 9 Baseball Superstitions | | | | then had a big day at the plate. So much so that |
| 1. Not Stepping on the foul line when going on or | | | | he grew a mustache. Believe it or not he went on |
| coming off the field | | | | an incredible hitting streak for weeks to come. It |
| Pitchers and managers are always very cautious | | | | became such the rage with fans and media that |
| not to touch that foul line. | | | | the Yankee front office actually promoted it with |
| 2. Eating the same food before every game | | | | a mustached Jason Giambi Bobble Head Doll day. |
| Wade Boggs, who played for the Boston Red | | | | This is a classic. |
| Sox and the New York Yankees was infamous | | | | 9. Going to the Same Restaurant or Eatery |
| for eating chicken before ever game. | | | | Before Every Playoff Game |
| 3. Leaving the Pitcher Alone and Not talking about | | | | In the fourth game of the 1998 world series, Jim |
| a No-hitter | | | | Leyritz of the New York Yankees hit a three run |
| This is one of the superstitions that almost every | | | | homer walkoff homerun off Mark Wohlers of the |
| baseball player adheres to. The last thing any | | | | Atlanta Braves. That homerun changed the |
| player wants to do is jinx his pitcher when he has | | | | momentum of the series and it le to the Yankees |
| a No-hitter going. The superstition goes - if you | | | | winning the World Series. After hitting that home |
| talk about it the no-hitter will be broken. | | | | run, Jim returned to the same restaurant he had |
| 4. Lucky Bat or Glove | | | | eaten in the day he hit the three run homer. It |
| Some players must have there lucky bat and/or | | | | worked! - the Yankees went on to win four of |
| glove in order to be successful (in their mind). But | | | | the next five world championships. |
| what happens when they break their lucky bat? | | | | So there you have it, the top nine baseball |
| 5. Sign of the cross/pointing up to the heavens | | | | superstitions that make baseball what it is. The |
| You see it everyday. Players pointing up to the | | | | next time you're watching a game and your team |
| sky to give thanks and players making the sign of | | | | needs a few runs to win the game ... |
| the cross before getting in the batter's box. | | | | |