What are your perfect game superstitions?
As you may have noticed, Michael Pineda had quite the day on Monday. Starting for the Yankees at their home opener, he struck out 11 in 7 2/3 innings, en route to an 8-1 New York victory over Tampa Bay. And he was perfect through six of those innings … until someone had to go ahead and ruin it:
It's top of the seventh here at yankee stadium and the Yankees are pitching a perfect game versus the Tampa rays
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) April 10, 2017
Of course, Martha Stewart does not play baseball (as far as we know), so she didn't physically mess up Pineda's perfecto. But many fans believe that talking about a perfect game will jinx a perfect game:
However, many other fans do not:
Talking about the possibility of a perfect game has zero impact on the outcome. https://t.co/kBv3v4gdoO
— Kᴇɴɴʏ 🌴🍌🇵🇭🇬🇺 (@chessmyantidrug) April 11, 2017
But maybe they (and you) have other superstitions.
Whatever you do, for the love of all that is holy, DON’T CHANGE SEATS. https://t.co/HRn7gcKWOo
— Г-жа мамбо (@Ms_Mambo) April 11, 2017
Just thinking perfect game is a jinx
— Zay (@TweedaaZay) April 11, 2017
So, it's time to vote. Below you'll find a list of actions a fan could do, but it's your job to tell us if a fan should do them. It's time to find out how many fellow fans are as superstitious or as rational as you are. Should you do these things during a perfect game?
