Does anyone have any Superstitions they follow that they think work? Like what you should or should not do during the game? I came up with a few of these that usually come true

 

What I can't do:

- Listen to Ludacris

- Actually Pray

 

What to do:

 

Keep cap on top of TV

 

 

 

I know they sound strange but somtimes I think they work, anyone follow any superstitions that work for them? Just wondering . . .

Don't make jinx threads on MB.com during or before game time.

 

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I always cross my legs differently and roll a mini basketball on my leg, man during the '03 playoffs, I was moving like crazy.

Switch how I am following the game. The routine I do during the game.

im HUGE on em.. never say anything like "***** cant hit a homer"

 

We have to mute the Just For Men commercial, guess how many pitches we miss because of the Singer add, and sometimes we do the 'wiley'

 

when theres 2 strikes oin gonzales the phrase is "Soakie dont S.O."

 

many many many many more

My sister always says, "Here's an out" whenever one of the B-Team steps to the plate (most notably Treanor)...and it certainly seems like Treanor's hitting about .350 in those at-bats.

I have caps of 7 mlb teams, the Marlins are my favorite of course but I wear the others pretty frequently...if I notice a nice trend when I'm wearing a certain hat...I'm sticking with it...

 

case in point...I wore my Cardinals hat every day since Tuesday...we've gone 4 and 1 since...I'm wearing it again tomorrow...

 

of course, lucky underwear always helps...thank god the Fish lost Friday cause I wore the same boxers Tuesday-Friday...they lost so it was time to change 'em... :shifty

...actually forgot to mention this...

 

are they superstitions or is it more of "why not?"

 

Meaning? Would me sitting in a certain seat REALLY help JP get that line drive? No, not a chance...

 

BUT...would it hurt to try? Not at all...

 

So try it, if it works, good job...if it doesn't, can't say you didn't try as hard as JP did...

 

BUT if you don't try...and the Fish fail...then you scratch your head..."what if I did try it"....I cant live with that doubt...so just try it, doesnt hurt...

Never devulge my superstitions

I eat lucky charms. Did it in 03 and started it again on Monday. 4-2 since then. A bowl before every game.

If I'm sitting a certain way and the Marlins start a rally...I stay that way till they stop...heh. Kinda stupid but I feel like if I move, the rally will end. :confused

try and listen to "we ready" before every game by archie (yeah juan pierres song)

 

if ur at the game, don't stand up for the 7th inning stretch, its bad luck. stand up after they finish it. stand up for god bless america tho (sundays only).

 

use the :elefant in mb.com

 

try and jinx the person by saying they can't do something...

 

for example, um, miguel cabrera f***ing sucks he's going to strike out = 3 run home run. it works.

for example, um, miguel cabrera f***ing sucks he's going to strike out = 3 run home run. it works.

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I do the same thing :thumbup

I chew sunflower seeds during each game.

I have more of a thing I CAN'T do, cause it always "jinxes" them... If Delgado is up for example, I'll see his numbers on the screen. If he has 28 homeruns and 100 RBI's, I think of what his numbers would be if he hit a homerun right there.... If the bases are juiced, I'm thinking 29 homeruns and 104 RBI's.... Every time I think that, nothing good happens.. so I try not to do it...

 

During the 2002 postseason though..when the Giants were in it.. I was teaching my wife how to keep score, sitting on the floor in front of the TV. The Giants were down 2 games to 1 in the Division Series. They came back and won the series, so I made my wife keep score the rest of the postseason... sitting on the floor.. As you can imagine, we didn't do it for Games 6 and 7 of the World Series, cause we were traveling. I watched both those games in a hotel and couldn't friggin believe it. I blame it on myself for not being home, keeping score on the floor in front of the TV...

This is odd but when ever i lay on my bed i feel they win! Whenever i stand up like im worried or we have men on second or third or i sit in my chair they dont score!! I think part of the reason is cause when we won the world series i was laying in my bed! odd isnt it

If I'm sitting a certain way and the Marlins start a rally...I stay that way till they stop...heh. Kinda stupid but I feel like if I move, the rally will end.? :confused

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Same here... :lol

 

 

And also I cant open MLB Gameday because everytime I do the other teams scores runs (Thats why I always ask pitch counts).

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of course, lucky underwear always helps...thank god the Fish lost Friday cause I wore the same boxers Tuesday-Friday...they lost so it was time to change 'em... :shifty

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Wow... I'd hate being your roommate during one of Bob Dole's streaks.

Nothing really except if I post something before the game in the game thread and the Marlins win then I will post the same thing until they lose. Or same goes if I don't post before the game and they win then I won't do it for a while

I never watch the highlights on SC......EVER.

I have caps of 7 mlb teams, the Marlins are my favorite of course but I wear the others pretty frequently...if I notice a nice trend when I'm wearing a certain hat...I'm sticking with it...

 

case in point...I wore my Cardinals hat every day since Tuesday...we've gone 4 and 1 since...I'm wearing it again tomorrow...

 

of course, lucky underwear always helps...thank god the Fish lost Friday cause I wore the same boxers Tuesday-Friday...they lost so it was time to change 'em... :shifty

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I do that too, but not because I am actually superstitious. I just think it is fun to wear hats in a manner similar to how the game threads used to be started. I wear the same hat during the games until we lose, then I switch to another one. I only wear Marlins hats during that time though. I do have hats for the other teams, but those are worn usually when I jokingly want to jinx them.

Never devulge my superstitions

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Yeah, I find when someone asks me "why are you doing that?" and I expalin; the magic runs out...

Am I the only person who has no superstitions?

Ok, this is weird...

 

When the Marlins are winning after the 7th inning, I lay on the couch, facing the TV, on my left elbow.

 

If they are losing, I stand up the entire time until the game is over.

 

If Dontrelle is pitching, after the first hit he gives up, I change the channel for like...a minute or so.

 

Um, what else...

 

Back in the day, when Chucky Butt came to the plate, I used to get all giddy and kinda inwardly pray for a hit.

if its a real key situation in the game...e.g. basesloaded with two outs and we need to score to tie the game late. ill stand up and get in the batting stance of the hitter and swing with him as the pitcher throws it.. Or if we need a save from TJ and he is in some trouble ill stand and replicatre his motion and pitch the ball with him. This stuff is obviously when im at home. I have to choose the time carefully because it only works once a game