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Old 09-14-2007, 10:06 PM
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MLB Pitchers Necklace

this has bothered me for some time...you notice a lot of MLB pitchers wearing a necklace that is very circular and hard....anyone know wth it is?
Old 09-14-2007, 10:22 PM
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All players should wear zero jewelry, but most certainly, pitchers should not.
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i don't know if i'd really consider this jewelry
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You got a pic? I watch a good bit of baseball but don;t seem to have noticed the particular necklace you describe. Is it some round medallion or is the chain round and hard?
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Is that what you're talking about?

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Oh...now I remember having seen those and having been annoyed by them.


Yeah...those gotta go. It's crap that is flying around a foot or so away from where the release point is.
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It's a magnetic therapy necklace. It's really popular among Japanese players.
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Yeah I've noticed them and thought they were stupid.



That stuff would always bother me back when I played...way to distracting.
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It's not a friendship bracelet?
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Originally Posted by Pull_T
Oh...now I remember having seen those and having been annoyed by them.


Yeah...those gotta go. It's crap that is flying around a foot or so away from where the release point is.

Anybody remember the Arthur Rhodes / Omar Vizquel at-bat in the playoffs a long time ago where Vizquel wouldn't bat until Rhodes took out his huge earring?
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Originally Posted by NetEditor
It's a magnetic therapy necklace. It's really popular among Japanese players.
TB 3B (Iwamura) is wearing one now.

that they are lame.

BTW, the TB pitcher (Salas) and Angel batter at the moment (Cabrera) are also wearing necklaces - though they are "standard" gold.

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They are Phiten necklaces...you can get a bunch of different things, necklaces, bracelets, patches. My friend with quite a few knew and back problems has one and he says it actually does work.
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Originally Posted by BstonBruin
They are Phiten necklaces...you can get a bunch of different things, necklaces, bracelets, patches. My friend with quite a few knew and back problems has one and he says it actually does work.
He believe in astrology, too?
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I'm pretty sure a Reds pitcher (Jared Burton) was wearing one last night, but I didn't really see it up close.
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He believe in astrology, too?
No...just the necklace. Do you think there is a reason as to why all these professional athletes wear them...its not because they look good
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Originally Posted by BstonBruin
Do you think there is a reason as to why all these professional athletes wear them...its not because they look good
Because they are trendy. The pseudo-science of magnetic therapy has been around for many, many years. Did all of these guys suddenly get them because of their percieved benefits or because it's a fad? I vote fad.
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