Comments on: The 10 Most Bizarre Athlete Superstitions

By: D-Hue

D-Hue — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:32 +0000

Kai Ellis, Defensive Tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, eats a giant meal before a game, then throws up all over himself while playing. Opposing players are to disgusted to block him with chunks of food all over his face mask and jersey. This is a ritual that actually works.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:08:51 +0000

How is it that nobody mentioned Nomar’s wrist, hand, bat, prestidigitation routine?

By: das

das — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:23:23 +0000

Wade Boggs’ chicken-eating is mentioned right in #4 Jason Terry’s entry.

By: kNuke

kNuke — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:58:31 +0000

Wade Boggs and his chicken didn’t make the list?

By: nick

nick — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:15:09 +0000

What about the NHL goalie, can’t remember which one (glenn hall or terry sawchuck maybe) that would have to vomit before each game and wouldn’t play if he didn’t. That guy was weirder than anyone on here.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:02:43 +0000

Didn’t Wendell also hit a deer with his car…. at the car wash? Not superstitious per se but damned funny.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:45:23 +0000

Brendan Ryan, who’s trying to crack the bigs with the St. Louis Cardinals, has a whole set of odd things he does, including biting his front shoulder when he’s at bat and wearing high socks when he’s starting, but low socks when he comes in off the bench.

Al Hrabosky used to psyche himself up on the back of the mound by yelling at the ball/himself/whoever when he came in to relieve.

Besides the chicken thing, Wade Boggs would reportedly only drink Miller Lite, upwards of 50 cans on a flight from say, NY to Seattle.

Everybody knows about not talking to the pitcher during a perfect game, but during Bob Gibson’s starts, nobody on the team would talk to him, ever. Teammates who attempted to talk to him during a game were nearly always told off and rarely tried it a second time.

Larry Walker was obsessed with the number “3.” He set his alarm for 33 minutes past the hour, took practice swings in multiples of three, wore No. 33, was married on Nov. 3 at 3:33 p.m., and bought tickets for 33 disadvantaged kids when he played in Montreal, to be seated in Section 333 at Olympic Stadium.

By: Dave Nofmeister

Dave Nofmeister — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:17:05 +0000

I’d have to say that Caron Butler’s need for Mountain Dew isn’t such a superstition. It’s likely all that caffeine was the extra kick he needed to perform so well.

By: Cat Skyfire

Cat Skyfire — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:07:21 +0000

Here’s a better one. Sumo wrestlers never wash their ‘loincloth’, EVER. To wash it would be to wash the strength out of their victories.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:16:46 +0000

As a clinical OCD guy myself, Rhombergs quirks sound more like true obsessive compulsive disorder than superstition. Touching someone back is might be more about making things an even number than a need to touch back. One touch is an odd number, a touch back is an even number. Most OCD’s HATE odd numbers, be it doorknob turns, steps to the car, touches or anytihng else….