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7 strangely superstitious baseball players

20.05.12

While the “playoff beard” is a good luck grooming ritual rampant in various major league sports, particularly the NHL , Jason Giambi is perhaps the most prominent MLB hair farmer … but not because he rocks a beard. Immediately after the slumping first baseman grew a mustache during his 2008 season with the New York Yankees, his batting average increased nearly 80 points and, naturally, he was loathe to shave it off. This, of course, sparked a whole craze around Giambi’s magical mustache, complete with a faux mustache giveaway night at Yankee Stadium and the unwavering support of The American Mustache Institute . Aaron Perlut, executive director of the AMI, explained the mystical powers of Giambi’s lip tickler to the NY Daily News : “We believe a mustache brings tremendous power to the man or woman who chooses to wear one. A mustached American is a brave one in today's culture where a mustache is looked down upon. If Mr. Giambi is thinking of shaving,

Source: Mother Nature Network