Avoiding the dreaded bright white foul line is a common baseball superstition that has been around for quite some time now. The origin of this widespread superstition is unknown, but are superstitions ever rational with logical support? Of course not, that’s what makes them superstitions.
For Kilichowski, baseball and superstition go hand-in-hand — one does not exist without the other.
Why?
“I think with baseball, you just have so much free time,” Kilichowski said. “You have all this time to think.”
It all began in 2006 when Kilichowski was just 12 years old. While many preteen boys played capture the flag or video games, Kilichowski had his mind set on pitching.