Pre-Game Rituals: Real and Imagined

In last Sunday's Boston Globe Magazine, Amalie Benjamin presented a great piece on Papelbon and his pre-game rituals. The story also touched on a few other Sox players' pre-game habits, including Tim Wakefield's love of crossword puzzles -- something that comes a surprise to absolutely no one. We suspect, however, that Amalie might have missed a few. So we conducted our own research to uncover even more pre-game rituals of your favorite Sox players and coaches:Terry Francona:-- Brew fresh pot of Bigelow tea.-- Send e-mail to the Bigelow people expressing concerns that new “Boysenberry Blend” seems more “Raspberry” than “Boysenberry.”-- Spend 10 minutes of “quality time” naked under a Snuggie on office couch.-- Pretend to be asleep when DeMarlo comes in, asking me to check him for suspicious moles.Adrian Beltre:-- Drink two Red Bulls-- Ten minutes of yoga-- Ten minutes of flexibility exercises-- Twenty minutes praying to Androphones, the patron saint of testicles.Manny De...