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Superstition

Superstition is a big part of baseball, possibly more than any other sport. It isn't just the players who buy into it, but the fans too. I'm sure some of us feel personally responsible for the events of 2002 because of something we did/didn't do. Whenever there is the threat of a no-hitter, we try not to acknowledge it. Just this past Thursday, certain people brought up the fact that Lincecum had a no hitter going, so naturally Lincecum started giving up hits. And, of course, there are the requisite lucky t-shirts. (This year's lucky shirt for me is the SUPERWONDERFUL! shirt. Unlucky one is my Beatles "Let It Be" shirt, unfortunately)

I'm a logical, rational dude, but I admit that when it comes to baseball, I can be pretty superstitious. I know that my everyday actions have no bearing on outcomes of baseball games, and yet, I can't help myself. For instance, I will listen to the same playlist on my mp3 player over and over again after a Giants win. I'm not insane! I'm just a baseball fan. I don't share any of this information with my non-baseball fan friends because they'd probably shun me. Thus I keep my pseudo-OCD a deep, dark secret.

So... superstitions! Got any? Discuss and stuff.

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