"Baseball Magic"
The use of ritual magic is to ensure success over activities in which uncertainty and limited control exist. In baseball, players tend to have daily rituals which are seen as superstitious in order to ensure good performance. Players may eat the same meal in which they won last time, or touch jersey and fix cap after every pitch and so on. These rituals are seen with hitters and pitchers the most. Baseball and any other sport is never certain, a team may win one day and lose the next, the use of rituals act to impose order and certainty on a uncertain situation.
The daily rituals of baseball players give them a sense of confidence, control, and competence over their performance. Every player is judged from his performance and the salary and position stems from whether or not they perform up to standards or above. Many players have the talent but sometimes no luck, a pitcher can have a horrible record yet have a low ERA, earned run average. Pitchers tend to......
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