2006-10-27 07:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by tapeball45 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I know for a fact it's a superstition. It's only done after a strike out when there is no one on base, the catcher throws down to the third baseman who throws to the second baseman who throws to the shortstop and then back to the pitcher. The first baseman is usually NEVER involved. I want to know where this came from.
2006-10-27 08:34:34 · update #1
Listen, The Research department at the Baseball Hall of Fame told me that it is a superstition... They however, could not tell me where or how this superstition started... I was asking about how it started, not if it was or was not a superstition.
2006-10-29 14:52:34 · update #2
The first basemen is usually involved. On a ground ball out, the first basemen usually starts the sequence. The players do not throw the ball backwards when the go around the horn though, so on a line drive caught by the second basemen, he does not go back to first, much the same way that the shortstop will not go back to the second basemen.
2006-10-27 08:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by pdigoe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a superstition like many others in baseball, you start the ball around the horn and the 1st baseman does not touch it, he may start it after an out at first but at no other time, others include not stepping on the foul line when going on the field and not talking about a ongoing no hitter in the dugout it's just not done. I am glad you did some research but like many other superstitions no one really knows why or when it got started.
2006-10-27 21:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by Tunka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a superstition. Infielders do it with nobody on to stay fresh. Sometimes the first baseman will participate on a strikeout, and sometimes he won't; it depends on what the infielders decided beforehand. The rationale for the first baseman not participating is most likely to be because he catches and throws on every infield fly when the throw goes to first.
2006-10-29 01:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's a superstition. It just keeps the infielders from getting bored and gives the pitcher a chance to scratch himself. I'm not sure why the first baseman usually isn't involved. Maybe he needs to scratch also.
2006-10-27 14:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋