It makes perfect sense -- if you're striking out too much, it must be the Baseball Gods' fault, not your own. The only sensible thing to do if you suck at baseball is to murder baby chicks, since everyone knows that's how you appease the Baseball Gods.
Ronald Raygun understood this type of thinking very well. If you have a lot of struggling poor people and government revenues are too low, the thing to do is cut taxes on the wealthy. This will magically increase government revenues and trickle down riches on the poor like a golden rain shower. His Voodoo Economics worked like a charm, so there's every reason to expect Voodoo Moneyball to be just as successful.
BENBROOK, Texas —
Police in the Dallas area are investigating whether two high school baseball players sacrificed chickens in a bid to improve their games.
Police in Benbrook, Texas, say a 15- and 16-year-old "engaged in acts that caused the death of two baby chickens. It appears that superstition relating to a slump in baseball performance could have played a part."
Western Hills High School baseball coach Bobby McIntire says he has not had a chance to talk to the students about why they did it. He told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that "baseball is very superstitious" and the idea possibly came from movies they say.
School officials say the boys have been kicked off the team.
[Seattle Times]
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