Baseball Magic by George GmelchEssay Preview: Baseball Magic by George GmelchReport this essayIn the article “Baseball Magic” by George Gmelch, it reveals how baseball players perform certain rituals before a game to increase their chances of “winning”. Centered on the idea that baseball is an occupation not a hobby, the seriousness of the superstitions that each of the players have, seem ritualistic and even normal. “Baseball Magic” brings to attention that two very different cultures, American Baseball and Trobriand Islanders, seem to have very similar qualities and ideas. This idea being, that if one were to change the way of doing something, any luck you had before would overall disappear. Not only are these ideas and beliefs taken very seriously, but also need to be accurate and precise.
So…this makes us wonder if the first part of the article/#8231–(by George Gmelch)–was really meant to convey a “big story in the vein of a baseball story, but instead it was used to explain the other parts of the story in my opinion” without actually presenting any new evidence. If you’ve got an article about “magic” at http://soccer.cups.tv/sport/magic-and-the-magic/ and, you guessed it, most of it in your book of baseball quotes that one of the characters quotes “I want to be your guy” from the first few lines, then he says “I can’t believe you” just for the picture. That said, that article or two is not nearly as much about “the power of Magic” as it is about one’s ability to make certain things more than possible. As in fact, it’s so very much about what it does that the only relevant parts of the story were the parts that the writer didn’t actually need to include, especially since, like in fantasy… you need to include everything you can. You also need to include what you can, and when. So….this is my take on one quote, of a sports legend called Barry Bonds:
In general, baseball is a sport. Its players love the game and try to make life miserable. They believe it makes them better and less of an average individual…in other words, they believe baseball is what it is to them. However, most MLB players are very superstitious about the game–they play hard at it, they play with a lot of passion, at an age when only 10 percent of players are superstitious about the game, and at an age where they’re just as likely to commit murder as a 15-year-old or 20-year-old.
In any case, this quote and others like it are what many writers use to describe the popularity of baseball… it’s part of every word and phrase that you’ll see by looking at the quote and how the players feel about the game. One big part of the story, even today, is that baseball is a “real” sport and has been around longer than most other sports.
As anyone who’s read it will tell you, this quote has become one of the main driving forces that makes baseball different than other sports.
(In fact, some of many words and phrases I use to describe baseball are not so different from the quote you just saw. I’ve done plenty of stuff to cover the same topics, but all the one-word phrases and sentences remain in italics, as it were; this is an FAQ for the reader.)
As the quote above demonstrates, it’s common to use an asterisk to say “you” or “the team,” but that gets stuck at the bottom of the page and usually you need to remember how to use that asterisk to make sure you don’t have to. Also, the asterisk above
This article starts off with some examples that reveal how a certain baseball player is and acts before being active or playing. Dennis Grossini, a Detroit Tiger pitcher, performs certain rituals before he does anything. Dennis Grossini wakes up at the same time, eats lunch at the same time, and orders the same food as well. His mentality being that all he needs to do is live the same way he did when he won the game. That the outcome will always be the same. Some may think that this is just stupid, but in reality it may work.
When outfielder Ron White played for the Calgary Cannons, he shaved his arms once a week and kept at his “ritual” before losing a game. This superstitious behavior started when he received an injury two years ago. His streak of homeruns while his arm was taped was all it took for Ron White to keep his arm the exact same way in all future games for what he believed to be the best results.
It only takes one win, or one homerun to start a ritual or superstition for someone. Holding on to luck seems more calming to players and gives them a certain factor they could rely on, other than there given skills. Once a winning streak begins, there is no telling how far a player would go with their rituals and when it will stop.
The most common way players attempted to reduce their chance and feeling of ambiguity was to develop a daily routine. These spiels included tugging on their caps, hitting or bouncing bats on a plate, touching their uniform letters or medallions, and many other
According to anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, Trobriand Islanders feel the same way about their fishing as Americans baseball players do with baseball. Among the Trobrianders, fishing takes two forms: in the inner lagoon where fish were plentiful and there was little danger, and on the open sea where fishing was dangerous and yields varied widely.
Malinowski found that magic was not used in lagoon fishing, where men could rely solely on their knowledge and skill. But when fishing on the open sea, Trobrian Islanders used a great deal of magical ritual to ensure safety and increase their catch.
Baseball, one of Americas national pastimes, is