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Weekend primer: Pregame rituals

Lot of athletes have bizarre pregame rituals.

Wade Boggs used to eat chicken before every game. All 162. I’m surprised he didn’t grow feathers.

Hockey player Bruce Gardiner used to dunk his stick in a toilet before a game, because a teammate thought he was slumping because he treated his stick too nicely.

And Cleveland Indians slugger Pedro Cerrano sometimes sacrificed a live chicken.

Here’s what some of your favorite Domers do to get ready for a game.

(Sam Young, syrup and steak?)