Baseball Magic
“Baseball Magic” George Gmelch This article is an article, which would really get the attention of true baseball fans. ... What George Gmelch is writing about is how baseball players go through routines, which is referred to as rituals in the article, every day that they play the game. Gmelch is trying to show the audience that is that United States baseball players tend to use magic, which includes ritual, taboos, and fetishes. ... This is an example of what baseball players do to prepare themselves for the game and during the game. The two are similar with each other by the islanders show the whole effect of what the baseball players do for themselves. ... Although this may not be taken as magic, compared to other societies it may be considered to be some kind of “magic”. The situation just described was dealing with rituals, but there is another form of magic that was written in this article by Gmelch. This is form of magic is a taboo. ... This has always been a part of the culture of baseball, since every ball players little league days.