Whats the deal with shaking the hats on 2,2,&2?

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AgBubbleHead
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Just wondering if any one knows why players hold their hats out in front of them and shake them like they're begging on 2 strikes, 2 balls, and 2 out. I'd appreciate any insight on this.
Aggie_Eric98
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AG
baseball superstition, made popular by the 86 Mets
STARBUCK5
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just one of those things.
Tom in College Station
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Begging for the call to go your way. Many of the Raggies do this as well.
BradC34
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baseball superstition, made popular by the 86 Mets


Who beat the BoSoxs in the world series, so shut up and do it.
jc97
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Here's a more thorough description.

First, it was called "Twosies" when I was at A&M.

When we're up and it's 2-2-2, you turn your hat crown down, the way a beggar might. The idea here is "Give me something good [to hit]."

When we're pitching and it's 2-2-2, you turn your hat crown up (so it wouldn't hold money if you were a beggar). The idea here is "Don't give him anything good [to hit]."

Hope that helps.

daniel02
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Also, on a 2 Ball, 2 Strike count, you will often get a curve ball, down and away if you're a short batter, down and inside if you're tall.

The idea behind this call is that the curveball is hard to hit (so good chance for a strike out to end the inning), but if you "hang" the curveball and it doesn't curve into the strike zone, you're at 3-2, and still have a chance to strike out the batter.


So we're basically begging the pitcher to hang the curveball and let us rip it out of the park.

1stCav/BQ94
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jc97 gets it
whoop1012
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Funny thing is that I go to t.u. for law school and was reading the Daily Texan today and came across an article that talks about this superstition.

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/03/06/Sports/Longhorns.Try.To.Hex.Opposing.Pitchers-2759503.shtml

agthatsagirl
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Twosies!

If the batter hits a foul ball on the 222 count then it is deja twosies.
rscharnell
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just dont ask about the girls cheers at softball games, those can get ridiculous!
landman1
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Been around long before the 86 Mets.
birdman
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I can remember the great Miami Hurricane teams doing that before the 1986 Mets. I always heard it called Deuces, not twosies.

Yall missed a part of it though. Always have to use the opposite hand. If the batter is righthanded, you roll deuces with your left hand. If you don't, you'll neutralize any mojo.

[This message has been edited by birdman (edited 3/7/2007 12:59p).]
Aggie_Eric98
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Been around long before the 86 Mets.



yes it has, but that was the first time I remember it being shown and explained on National TV
SABUILDERAG
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Whom beated the BoSoxs in the worlds series, sew shut up and due it.


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