Jimmy of
S.Mack Talk recently contacted me about trading for some of my Opening Day mascots cards and some other stuff. As those cards don't really appeal to me, I was perfectly willing to work something out. It turned out that he had some of my wantlist needs and sent me the following cards:
I really like the Whatever Works inserts. Each one focuses on a player's superstitions or quirks. Nomar Garciaparra of course had an odd routine before each pitch: tugging on his batting gloves, kicking the dirt, and much more. I have known of a few people that absolutely hated his batting ritual, but I found it endearing. The Wade Boggs card highlights his chicken meal before every game. It says "fried chicken" but I don't recall it necessarily being fried. I was aware he ate chicken before every game. He also had some other eccentricities as well.
Thanks Jimmy!
Nomar's ritual was endearing to me at the time - however, that was likely only because he was on my team. I'd probably have hated it had he not been a Cub.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would have likely hated it if he had been a Yankee instead of a Red Sox.
ReplyDeleteThe worst part about Nomars routine was when half the little league team I coached started to copy him.
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