[1] This decline in performance would then be misperceived as being related to, or even possibly caused by, the appearance on the magazine cover.
One prime candidate for this explanation is Eddie Mathews who suffered a broken hand while the team's nine game winning streak came to a close following the cover.
In this case, the odds[citation needed] are that a player will suffer an injury while playing any given sport.
Injuries are a given in a physical contact sport such as American football or baseball, which is what Mathews played.
[2] While the list of examples of the so-called jinx may be extensive, some records contradict the existence of a curse.