....Remember the story from THE BIBLE about Samson?
...Samson was granted super-human strength by GOD as long as he promised to NEVER cut his hair....
....Samson falls in love with Delilah who shaves Samson's locks and, as a result, robs him of his tremendous strength....
....The HBWHOF believes there is a phenomenon specific to baseball wherein a once shaggy player shears his locks and, immediately, becomes more prolific with his bat!!
EXAMPLE 1: Magglio Ordonez signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2005 and decided to let his hair grow....
....In 2009 he has been mired in the worst slump of his career and went 40 games without a home run. Ordonez shaved his lid on Wednesday and promptly went 2-for-4 that night and cranked a homer the next day....COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!!....
....And how about Johnny Damon?
Damon had some GREAT seasons with the Red Sox but seems to be hitting at a more torrid pace with the Yankees....
....Like ALL theories - this one has a few flaws. For example: In 1977 Oscar Gamble hit a career-high 31 home runs and 83 RBI's as a member of the Chicago White Sox....
....Gamble also had FINE seasons with the Indians and Yankees early in his career....
....The production dropped-off after LID REDUCTION....
....A LITTLE SATURDAY CLEAVAGE SPECIAL....
....A HBWHOF FAVOURITE WITH SOPHIA LOREN & JAYNE MANSFIELD!!!....
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