Why do pitchers sit alone when they r throwing a no hitter?
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well, the other players leave him alone because they don't want to bother him since he is throwing a no hitter.Will the Mariners be in the bottom 5 teams in standings?
to stay focusedIt's not by choice. Teammates tend to move away from that pitcher, to allow him to concentrate on his game.
old superstition about throwing the guy off the rythmn he's got going on and nobody wants to be the one to throw him off by talking to him.
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It is an unwritten rule in baseball to not talk to the pitcher if he is in the middle of pitching a no hitter. They believe it would be bad luck to do so and the team mates avoid the pitcher in the dugout. Sort of like a superstitionWho should be the person or people in charge of compensation for MLB players?
baseball superstition. If you talk to a pitcher when he is throwing a no-hitter you will jinx him, especially if you mention the fact that he is throwing a no-hitterHow can I add some more velocity on my fastball?
Because the pitcher is ON TOP of his game, he has a rythem and it's working. Talking to other players might break the type of contentration and focus that a pitcher needs in order attain such a rare and difficult feat.How do you figure out a baseball players era?
pitchers do want to be alone it's the other players that leave him alone because they don't want to be the ones blamed for him giving up a hitMainly to stay focused, they dont want to take their mind of the game by chatting to the other guys. He want's to keep his swing and momentum by sitting by himself, and thinking about pitching.
No one wants to break up their no hit groove
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It's not by choice. Teammates tend to move away from that pitcher, to allow him to concentrate on his game.Chance of Mark Teixeira being a Yankee in a few years?
If you check it out, you will see that pitchers usually sit alone all the time, even when they are not throwing no hitters. The idea is for them to concentrate on the batters they will be facing in the next inning.Chow!!
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I don't know if there is a reason for it.but baseball players are some of the most superstisious people on earth so it may be something that's from baseball folklore...but it may just be to stay focused.More Questions & Answers...