What’s hair got to do with it?

To superstitious athletes, hair is a big thing. They’ll grow good-luck beards, carve out funny-looking goatees, shave their heads bald. Somehow, this is supposed to improve their chances of winning. So, what are we to make of this year’s World Series? The Astros are the ones messing about with their hair, and they’re down three games to none. (They grew beards, then shaved them. Who knows what they’ll do now.) The White Sox, meanwhile, have a more unusual superstition—they think it’s a good thing to have