New York Mets pitcher Mike Hamilton always sits on the split of the dugout bebps between innings. Wade Boggs ate chicken before every game. He left his house at exactly the same time every day. He took exactly 100 ground balls during warm-ups, and ate exactly two hot dogs and one bag of chips after each game. Louis Cardinals catcher Rick Wilkins said he played better if he put his left sock on before his right.
Many ball players believe it's bad luck to shave before the game.
While New York Yankees pitcher David Cone was throwing a perfect game, he refused to talk to anyone between innings. Texas Rangers president J. Thomas Schleffer once brought two llamas onto the field in an attempt to break a losing streak. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher David Wells pitched wearing a cap that had belonged to Babe Ruth. A Chicago bar owner cursed the Cubs for not letting him bring his goat to a 1945 World Series Game. In 1964, after losing 12 games, Ernie Banks brought in a goat to break the spell.