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	Superstition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superstition may be expressed in the terminology of religion, giving rise to skeptical thinkers' opinion that all religion is superstition.
		Superstition is also used to refer to folkloric belief systems, usually as juxtaposed to another religion 's idea of the spiritual world, or as juxtaposed to science.
		The Roman Catholic Church considers superstition to be sinful in the sense that it denotes a lack of trust in the divine providence of God and, as such, is a violation of the first of the Ten Commandments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superstition (1046 words)

	Baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat.
		Baseball is played between two teams of nine players each on a baseball field, usually under the authority of one or more officials, called umpires.
		Although baseball is considered a non-contact sport; a runner is may be allowed to make potentially dangerous contact with a fielder as part of an attempt to reach a base, unless that fielder is fielding a batted ball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball (6781 words)

	Baseball
		Baseball is thought to be a direct descendant of cricket and rounders, though the game's origins are uncertain.
		In its usual form, the game of baseball is played between two teams of nine players at a time on a playing field consisting of four bases, arranged in a diagonal square ("the diamond") and a large outfield extending from two adjacent sides of the diamond.
		In Major League Baseball the longest game played was a 26-inning affair between the Brooklyn Robins (now called the Los Angeles Dodgers) and Boston Braves (now in Atlanta) on May 1, 1920 (the game ended in a 1-1 tie called on account of darkness).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/baseball (4534 words)

	Baseball
		Baseball glove A baseball glove or mitt is a large leather glove that batter.
		Baseball Hall of Fame The baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the hon...
		Central Baseball League The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, is a commissioner of the lea...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/baseball.html (2441 words)

	Baseball superstition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baseball is a sport with a long history of superstition.
		From the very famous Curse of the Bambino to some players' refusal to wash their clothes or bodies after a win, superstition is present in all parts of baseball.
		Many baseball players— batters, pitchers, and fielders alike— excuse excessive, repetitive routines prior to pitches and at bats to superstition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_superstition (205 words)

	Encyclopedia: Baseball superstition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (popularly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the current...
		In baseball, a bat is a round, smooth stick used in hitting the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher.
		A baseball cap worn with the bill at the front, shading the eyes A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a long, stiffened and curved peak and it is worn by men, women and children.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Baseball-superstition (653 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Superstition
		Superstition is a set of behaviors that are related to magical thinking, whereby the practitioner believes that the future, or the outcome of certain events, can be influenced by certain specified behaviors.
		The idea of "good luck" and "bad luck" gives rise to many superstitions, such as the belief that it is bad luck to wear gold and silver together.
		Superstition is also the name of a 1972 song by Stevie Wonder, and a 1991 album by Siouxsie & the Banshees.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Superstition (956 words)

	The psychology of a streak \| Sep 17, 1999
		Wendell may not be the only superstitious baseball player, but he certainly is one of the strangest.
		Superstitions like Wendell's abound in athletics, and as long as there are streaks, slumps, and playoffs, these rituals will remain firmly entrenched in sports culture.
		Most likely, normally sane, intelligent people are being caught up in the power of superstition, a centuries-old force known more for causing witches to be burned at the stake than for initiating clubhouse rituals.
	www.yaleherald.com /archive/xxviii/1999.09.17/sports/p23elitorial.html (827 words)

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		People say baseball players are the most superstitious athletes in the world, often exhibiting complex routines before games, during at-bats, or throughout a season.
		The most common oddity for baseball players is wearing the same undergarments during a hot streak of good hitting, defense, or pitching.
		Whether it is superstition, routine, or ritual, baseball players undoubtedly follow some of the strangest behavior in sports.
	www.chicagolugnuts.com /billsblog.htm (709 words)

	Miscellaneous, etc.: Friday Five: Superstition
		In fact, I try to avoid discussing superstition as much as possible, because I'm so much the irreligious suburban white Canadian that I often find myself making upsetting, dismissive comments about peoples' core beliefs that I'm afraid to do it any more.
		Superstition is bad self-esteem carried to supernatural lengths.
		If a baseball player really thinks that his disgusting sweaty wristband that he's worn since college is going to help him hit more home runs, then I suppose it's true from his point of view.
	www.miscellaneousetc.com /archives/001838.html (1464 words)

	Baseball: Tradition, Spit, Superstition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The official baseball rule book is an enormous volume which seems never to weigh less than 1,000 pounds; the movements of baseball rule books can almost be recorded by seismologists.
		Hitting a baseball thrown at these speeds and with these curves is considered by many Americans to be the most difficult action in all of athletics.
		When baseball was invented, it was a gentlemanly sport whose players waxed their moustaches and wore keen white sweaters in an attempt to retain some of the chivalrous air of the British original.
	dev.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1995/06/29/059.html (1073 words)

	Baseball superstition -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Baseball is a sport with a long history of (An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear) superstition.
		From the very famous (Click link for more info and facts about Curse of the Bambino) Curse of the Bambino to some players' refusal to wash their clothes or bodies after a win, superstition is present in all parts of baseball.
		Many baseball players— ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting) batter s, ((baseball) the person who does the pitching) pitcher s, and fielders alike— excuse excessive, repetitive routines prior to pitches and (Click link for more info and facts about at bat) at bat s to superstition.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Baseball_superstition.htm (341 words)

	Catch It!
		Baseball, being a mental sport, can quickly alter the picture of whether a curse is totally present or the Yankees are just the superior team.
		This curse is another baseball superstition and hoax that players and fans have, but could be real for the Red Sox as a team.
		Today Major League Baseball officially announced that the Montreal Expos would be moving to Washington, D.C. for the 2005 season, according to an Associated Press article on ESPN.
	falsej22.blogspot.com (1944 words)

	phorum - September 2004 - Response to Joe Price’s essay on sports, curses and superstition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Sure, superstition in sports is more visible on a pitcher’s mound, or an end zone, or a goalie’s net, but its ripple effect often reaches into the stands, over the nose bleed sections, and into the homes of millions of sports fans, too.
		As Karros circled the bases, the old lady ripped off her seemingly miraculous rally cap, kissed it, and put it back atop her head in normal fashion, smiling as she returned to her seat.
		The commonality in all this is that the life of baseball players -- or sports athletes, or Trobriand Island fishermen, or hungry pigeons, or Sunday sermon believers for that matter -- is wrought with uncertainty and risk.
	www.uchicago.edu /forum/read.php?f=172&i=3&t=3 (991 words)

	Cardinal & Cream Story
		While every athlete finds confidence in his own way, one method recurs in every sport: Belief in superstition is not only prevalent but one that causes athletes to do some strange things.
		Superstitions can be found at every level of athletic competition, ranging from little league to the professional ranks.
		Superstition also seems to be prevalent on Union’s men’s basketball team.
	www.uu.edu /cardinalandcream/story.cfm?ID=618&IssueID=18 (621 words)

	The Curse and Other Matters of Significance
		This is another way superstition makes sense - if someone upsets a pre-game routine, it's entirely possible the player's game may be off, because that routine helped to serve as a focus, almost like a traditional mantra.
		Whether we call them superstitions or not, there are a lot of people in Boston who light those candles.
		No abstract lesser deities (or even greater deities) of baseball would blight that which is their demesne, either; after all, a harm to that which the gods look over is a harm, however indirectly, to the power of the gods.
	www.aelfhame.net /~darkhawk/baseball/superstition.html (1065 words)

	Curses! The Bambino, the Billy-goat and Baseball Balderdash
		Correlations can undoubtedly be found in all ritualized conduct meant to enhance and improve the standing of one-self or one’s group in the ebb and flow of cosmic energy or deitific favor.
		From burning ‘ghost money’ to knocking on wood, the rituals of superstition are predicated on belief in the efficacy of the ritual.
		The power of belief is a contentious conundrum for those seeking rational explanations for the routine phenomena of life.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/american_in_asia/104051 (1384 words)

	Baseball Superstitions - from Double Switched by Corey Green
		Baseball and superstition go together like peanuts and crackerjacks.
		Here is a collection of some of the most interesting superstitions in the game of baseball.
		Pitcher Turk Wendell is famous for his superstitions: brushing his teeth between innings, chewing fl licorice, drawing three crosses in the dirt, and waving at the center fielder before pitches.
	www.doubleswitched.com /superstitions.html (432 words)

	Superstitions
		We all hear popular superstitions when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday.
		It is said that superstitions have been a part of sports since their beginning.
		Baseball pitcher Turk Wendell brushes his teeth and chews licorice between every inning.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0769853.html (577 words)

	Futile Attempt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		A baseball player on going to the batter's box will spit on the ground and rub his foot in it for luck in batting.
		A baseball player having a lucky streak in hitting will not change his uniform, no matter how soiled it is, until his luck changes.
		A superstition from Mexico has it that the bride can not wear pearls in her wedding day for the pearls are the tears she will cry in her marriage.
	www.geocities.com /sonhedaze/third.html (9116 words)

	Superstition, They don't call me lucky for nothin', Richard Alves, The Fish Sniffer
		Everyone knows how superstitious professional baseball players are.
		When the boat hasn't landed a fish by late morning you're sure to hear "OK who brought the bananas?" The banana superstition has its origin in Mexico where stories have it if a banana was found on the boat; the angler responsible was tossed over the side with the bananas.
		Many trout fishermen adhere to the "wear white, the fish don't bite" superstition and most fishermen have their lucky hat.
	www.fishsniffer.com /steelhead/040726superstition.html (1391 words)

	Ever Tinkering With Chance: Baseball's Enduring Superstitions - Jack Connelly
		Evidence of that quality comes in the superstitions that are as much a part of the game as batting averages and Cracker Jacks.
		Even the most sophisticated athletes have been known to give in to the power of superstition as an aid to winning or avoiding injury; it's a crutch, a secret weapon to solicit that small advantage needed for victory.
		But routine becomes superstition when one feels it must be followed to ensure good luck.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1998/april/Sa16735.htm (291 words)

	Baseball Almanac presents "Babe Ruth - Superstition" by Marvin Terry
		Baseball Almanac presents "Babe Ruth - Superstition" by Marvin Terry
		is pleased and honored to present a series of original baseball related cartoons by artist Marvin Terry.
		NEVER stopped on the foul lines and when he was asked about the superstition he replied, "It didn't hurt or help me. I just didn't want to take any chances."
	www.baseball-almanac.com /articles/Marvin-Terry3.shtml (165 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Powers behind the Sox
		With the baseball playoffs in full swing and New England again finding itself facing an emotional postseason, Red Sox fans in the area are taking things into their own hands: They're battling the curse with superstition.
		Bloom's strange tactic is but one example of many unusual routes, rites, and rituals that the region's devoted are undertaking to help their team finally achieve that elusive title.
		Amy and Glenn Shaefer are not native New Englanders, hailing from Michigan and Pennsylvania, respectively, and they are a bit perplexed by their son's superstition.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/07/powers_behind_the_sox?pg=full (1046 words)

	phorum - September 2004 - Controlling the Chaos: A Response to Joe Price (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Price argues that the life of these baseball curses is made possible by a culture that believes in superstition, and it is primarily to this aspect of his paper that I wish to respond.
		One person’s superstition is another’s ritual, and vice versa, depending on one’s perspective, with “ritual” usually carrying positive connotations and “superstition” negative connotations.
		Similarly, Wade Boggs’s “habits” may not be “superstitions” in his mind, but they do provide a measure of order to his otherwise chaotic life of reacting to wicked pitches and sharply hit ground balls.
	www.uchicago.edu /forum/read.php?f=172&i=1&t=1 (706 words)

	Baseball America Online - Player Journals: Will Rosellini
		Most baseball fans understand the principle of never talking about a no-hitter while the game is being played.
		I capitalize it because it is a proper noun, a mystery and a curse that I have started to believe in since my junior year at the University of Dallas.
		I have watched baseball for years now and it seems to me that there is something to this baseball superstition.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/journals/rosellini0503.html (875 words)

	Superstition ebooks (e-books) links
		Superstition ebooks (e-books) links or references to the subject of superstition...
		Baseball Astrologer looks at superstitions, coincidences, and downright spooky occurrences in the world of baseball.
		'As every baseball fan knows, rubbing a hunchback's hump was the best luck in the world for a ballplayer.' The A's prevailed and went on to beat the Giants in the World Series.
	www.hopcottebooks.com /ebooks/superstition.html (535 words)

	Baseball Superstitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Share you pre-game ritual with us an we post the best ones here on the Baseball Superstitions web site for all to read.
		Did your grandfather have a funny baseball superstition.
		Superstition is a set of behaviors wherein the practitioner believes that the future, or the outcome of certain events, can be influenced by certain of his or her behaviors.
	www.baseballsuperstitions.com (245 words)

	an OPEN LETTER to Manny Ramirez
		Superstition be damned, either Curse of the Bambino or of Bill Buckner - we still believe in The Dream.
		This letter was started in September when Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez was caught playing hooky from his appointed duties as a professional baseball player.
		You’re a member of a baseball team that goes by the name of the Red Sox.
	webpages.charter.net /alienjeff/openramirez.html (1042 words)

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