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.

baseball superstition, made popular by the 86 Mets

just one of those things.

Begging for the call to go your way. Many of the Raggies do this as well.

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baseball superstition, made popular by the 86 Mets

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Who beat the BoSoxs in the world series, so shut up and do it.

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.

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.

jc97 gets it

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

Twosies!

If the batter hits a foul ball on the 222 count then it is deja twosies.

just dont ask about the girls cheers at softball games, those can get ridiculous!

Been around long before the 86 Mets.

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).]

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Been around long before the 86 Mets.

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yes it has, but that was the first time I remember it being shown and explained on National TV

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Whom beated the BoSoxs in the worlds series, sew shut up and due it.

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