Mythbusting No Hitters
I don’t believe in the no-hitter jinx. Or any jinx for that matter.
Before reading a Terry Foster article, I imagine its going to be crap, but his headline was classic this week:
When no-hitter’s in progress, do us all a favor: Zip it!
Foster talks about how you’re jinxing the no hitter if you mention it in-progress. Then he disproves his theory by saying someone mentioned Verlander’s gem to him on Saturday. Over at M5 Industries, they’d say this to you Mr Foster: Myth Busted. Apparently you CAN tell someone that a no-hitter is in progress and it won’t have dire consequences. Actually, if you really believe in this crap, then the person who told you there was a no-hitter in progress is NOW OBLIGATED to call you every time there might be a no-hitter being thrown or else it won’t happen again. Well played Terry. He goes on:
But this was very risky business. When your hometown pitcher is involved in a no-hitter after the sixth inning, you not only are not supposed to talk about it, but you are not supposed to move. Tigers broadcasters Mario Impemba and Rod Allen refused to talk about the no-hitter during the game.
So how well is that working out for you? (assuming Foster is in his mid 30s to mid 40s) – three Tiger no hitters in your lifetime? Here’s a hint Terry Foster — maybe you need a new strategy. Maybe YOUR superstition is getting in the way of Tiger greatness.
I received a few different txt messages during the game and was able to catch the last two innings… and one txt told me about the no hitter. The earth continued to rotate around the sun; life continued to exist.
Apologies to those of you who believe in Jinxes. And to those of you who think Elvis is still alive. And that the world is flat.
No-hitter update for those who asked: I was not in Toronto for this no-hitter, nor did i have plans on being near Toronto. I was wearing my beautiful Michigan Panthers tshirt all day, and attended the Giants victory over the Rockies… but thats as close as I got to this one. And F yes I look good in purple.
Daniel T:
But you wore purple to a Giants/Rockies game. That is not right, dude.
15 June 2011, 10:37 amjohn:
Tiger game was over before the Giants game started. Fear not, I didn’t wear Purple to the Giants game.
However, Jim Joyce was in the umpire crew for the Giants / Rockies game that night, which pretty much guaranteed that we would not see another no-hitter that day.
18 June 2011, 2:45 pm