Pre-Game stuff

well you sound like me. i do a lot of stretching and warming up. i usually run a little first to get the ol' leg juice flowin. i come from a pretty religious family, so pray. and i do a lot of throwing, as a catcher nothing is worse than realizing half way through a game that you didnt warm your arm up properly, as im sure you know Catcher41.

There's no such thing as crazy- as long as it gets you in the zone. I pray, but I also inject my brain with a lot of confidence (I think i can, i know i can).

oh yeah, injection, i forgot. my dad used to work for BALCO...

no trust me you're not crazy....
i knew this one guy that did yoga and some other strange stuff before games.....but it worked for him...

I like to play a good ole fashion game of "flip" pregame.... it takes care of all the jitters... ANd no yer not crazy for extensive warm-ups. I live in alaska and there was one guy who play for the Glacier Pilots in the ABL. And he played first base but he showed up to the field 4.5 hours before every game and did stretches etc.

From the time the bell rings in school to the start of the game I never talk at all or just an hour before the game starts if its not after school. Also never step on the lines.

I do alot of the same as you guys

I stretch,and I mean stretch.Make sure my arms lose.After Im done stretching I have one of my Infielder buddies get a 2b and I throw down 5 balls(dont aks why I do 5).After this I go get the pitcher ready.After that I usually go get some water and sit for a few minutes,scope out the opposition.Next I will have a little talk with myself at the end of the dugout and then I hit the field.Same routine,everytime.But it works

Why NOT talk. One of our best players last year didnt talk before game, NO fun to be around. Our team this year is so much better we all joke and rip on each other all the time, that includes thoughout warm ups and durring the game. We have kicked all superstitions out the door.

Rock 44
about your kickin all superstions out the door i do too
especially the not talking bout a no hitter the other day i had one going and i got back in the dugout before the last inning started and all my teamates were sittin there just lookin at me and i smiled and said you guys know i have a no hitter going they all looked at me and yelled shut up at the same time ... well i ended up giving 1 hit in the last inning to their leadoff hitter but finished the game with strike outs

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Originally posted by Rock 44:
Why NOT talk.

Its my way of getting focused on what I want to do, and it keeps me relaxes while I just plan what I want to do on the mound, at the plate and in the field.

Before a game, I can mess around with everyone while we are on the bus or heading to the park. Once I get there though I try to get myself as focused as possible. One of my teammates says it looks like I am in a trance when I take the field. It may look stupid but it works for me and I'm too superstitious to change it now.

-Kevin

Christopher_91, I like that. If my pitcher were to say that to me i think i'd say, well coach said you hit your pitch limit, your through! .

Thats your way of getting focused. I love my team this year, we all get along well, we get focused, but we rip each other as well, even on the field.

The whole staying quiet thing, I do that right before I'm about to do something- when I'm in the whole, or about to take the field. Otherwise, I like to loosen the bench, make some jokes, have fun cheering for your team...