Baseball is full of ritual and many a player harbors superstitions, some bordering on compulsive behavior. The Seattle Times’ Art of Baseball series went in depth on the tradition of superstition in 2005 from lucky items to obsessive behaviors to strict routines. Yesterday they revealed a few of the Mariners’ rituals. Right fielder José Guillen is very picky about his bats and won’t use one if he knows someone else has touched it. Left fielder Raúl Ibáñez ignores his statistics all season. And on opening day, pitcher Félix Hernández will be doing his usual skip-step on the foul lines each time he heads to the mound.