Are you superstitious?
07-04-08, 04:11 PM
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As a statistician I do not believe in superstitions. They imply that there is some unknown force that follows you around and changes your fate based upon whether you break a mirror or step on a crack.
As a huge baseball fan, I have turned my cap around or inside out to influence run-scoring rallies by my team ... even when sitting in my living room where no one in the world will see my cap.
As a huge baseball fan, I have turned my cap around or inside out to influence run-scoring rallies by my team ... even when sitting in my living room where no one in the world will see my cap.
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07-04-08, 05:45 PM
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Yup, baseball has it's share of wacky superstitions.
When I played in high school, I learned to put on the left baseball shoe first then the right shoe. It carried over to socks, as well. I still do it by habit with all footwear, although it's no longer a superstition.
When I played in high school, I learned to put on the left baseball shoe first then the right shoe. It carried over to socks, as well. I still do it by habit with all footwear, although it's no longer a superstition.
07-04-08, 08:30 PM
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I read about an Italian road racer who thinks it is bad luck to take a shower while racing, as in the 3 week Giro. Now that is superstitious. Repalcing a broken part now that is just common sense.
