0 for 4

After the previous game, we were sitting around having a few drinks and the captain of my recreational league team said to the guys that Ivan is really hitting great right now but I don't want to jinx him.  I had been hitting in the number five spot but had been moved down to the number 10 spot.  I thought it was because I wasn't hitting very well and because I hit into a lot of double plays.  Anyway in the playoff game, I was batting in the clean up position and I went 0 for 4.  I had even come up at a crucial time with bases loaded and hit a soft ground ball to the shortstop for an easy out.  We had a three run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning and one of our best outfielders hurt his leg and we had to get a replacement.  The person we put out in the outfield made two costly errors and we lost by one run. We were eliminated from the playoffs and I felt bad because I didn't hit better.  Then the next day I was playing in the Restricted Bat League and I went 4 for 4 in a meaningless game that we won.