This whole Dice-K mess from the past few days goes  back to something that I like to Swag Theory. What do I mean by Swag? It is a term usually used in rap lyrics and has over 120 definions at the Urban Dictionary. I think the best way to describe what the word means in regards to my theory is modus operandi or even mojo for any Austin Powers fans. Or maybe a better way to put it is the confidence a person has that is attached to their essential being. I admit, the last few sentences have been kind of convoluted mumbo jumbo, so lets look at some concrete examples of what I mean. Kurt Warner constantly talks about Jesus and how Jesus changed his life and made him into a successful player and such. If you told Kurt Warner that he could no longer talk about Jesus or pray before games and things like that you would be taking away his swag. If you told Nomar that he could no longer do all of his crazy rituals, you would be taking away his swag. If you told Papelbon he could no longer do his crazy eye stare thing before each pitch, you would be taking away his swag. If you told Kevin Garnett he could no longer scream at the top of his lungs all the time, you would be taking away his swag. If you told Jim Edmonds or Ken Griffey Jr. To stop diving for balls or crashing into walls because they would get hurt, you would be taking away their swag. I used those last 2 to make a point because both of them at time in their careers got hurt doing just that. Even if Dice-K is more likely to get hurt doing things his way, (the $ is already gone)  I think the Sox should give him a shot to come back doing everything the way he wants it. Because it does not matter if their is solid logic to what Dice-K wants to do, it matters what he believes. If a player or anyone for that matter is doing something and they do not believe it is the right way to do it themselves then, they will lose confidence, become confused during the task, and things will start to go wrong.
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