Comments on: The Butterfly Effect: Superstition and Sports https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/ An Introspective Steelers Site Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:16:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Five Stages of Steeler Fandom in 2015 | Going Deep: https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-2440 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:21:29 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-2440 […] this is something we all do in the privacy of our own thoughts. It probably relates best to the superstition article. The following was from a pre-season Asked and […]

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]]> By: Steelers Opponent Preview: More of the Baltimore Ravens | Going Deep: https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-2367 Sat, 26 Dec 2015 08:57:42 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-2367 […] be sure to adjust your Steelers paraphernalia in the approved manner (for suggestions check here ) and Go, […]

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]]> By: elpalito https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-191 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:19:57 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-191 Superstition.. routine.. I think it is a way to gauge how you feel that day. You know how it feels to wrap the tape around the skates on a good day.. but.. if it feels off…… do it again until it feels right.

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]]> By: Rebecca https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-172 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:13:02 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-172 I hope you all appreciate what I’ve had to live with all these years. And it is clearly a “he,” as you can tell by the long beard. Thanks for the suggestions though : )

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]]> By: tony https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-170 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:54:52 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-170 Speaking as the scientist spouse, the answer may just be to randomize the garden gnome by placing him (her? are they all male?) on a turntable and spin him around during a game. Ah, here’s a better idea: spin the gnome but very slowly so that over several games you can make a statistical correlation between the gnomic azimuth and the hit rate. The plot definitely thickens ( or is that curdles?) …

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]]> By: Rebecca https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-157 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 12:39:55 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-157 A lot of Pirates fans were worried that the new rules about stepping out of the box while you’re batting were going to mess up Josh Harrison by preventing his batting routine. He’s not hitting as well this year. Just sayin’

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]]> By: mike https://goingdeepsteelers.org/2015/08/22/the-butterfly-effect-superstition-and-sports-2/#comment-156 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:35:35 +0000 http://goingdeepsteelers.org/?p=522#comment-156 Watching guys at the plate can be fun. I don’t know why but the first guy I thought of was Richie Hebner. Every time he would step in, he would reach around and tug on the back of his collar. Every time. Some guys have to undo then retighten the velcro on their batting gloves the same number of times between every pitch. Interesting stuff.

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