twellman's wrist tape?

I *believe* he injured his wrist at some time in his career and had a good game so he has taped it up every game as good luck. I know for sure that it's superstition I just don't know the exact history.

 

I read somewhere that if he doesn't tape his wrist, his hand falls off.

Call that superstition if you want, but I call it common sense.

 

Actually, I suspect it's for psychological reasons; mind power.
It probably gives him a feeling of having more power and better accuracy on his kicking of the ball.

 

i always thought it was a really bad tatoo...

 

O'Dubhghaill Rules! has the story right. Apparently some time ago he injured his wrist playing baseball and had to have it taped up, having since worn it out of habit/good luck, etc.

 

and the trend begins...

Funny this should come up because yesterday my son mentioned that he's seen a lot of younger boys, in particular, wrapping that same wrist this spring!

 

Twellman injured his wrist playing for TSV 1860 [fracture/break??] and he's been wrapping it since - for superstitious reasons as well as for protection.

 

true, except the injury happened in high school.

 

Twellman told me last year at Meet the Revs that he fractured his wrist in Germany.

 

whatever the reason may be... armas always has his similarly wrapped

 

it does kinda look cool

 

I heard he uses the tape to stick the soccer balls on the Taylor Tally. Might I suggest he uses some to tape DH's mouth shut!

 

Check out the following link:

http://www.sams-army.com/index.php?Mlist=content_full&Article_id=90

... specifically the answer to question #16.

Straight from the horse's mouth.

The Magpie

 

I have two girls on my soccer team that taped their wrists for no other reason than that TnT does.

 

Good interview in that link. But he really needs to get a sense of humor about him, otherwise people will think he graduated from the Imad Baba School of Interveiwing...

Q -- "Taylor, do you have any funny incidents from when you were playing in Germany, like going into a restaurant and ordering a "Staubzaukerbuitelbefisteger" thinking you'll be getting a nice juicy steak, and then the waiter brings you a large piece of heavy industrial machinery?"

TT - "No, that's never happened."

 

"Staubzaukerbuitelbefisteger"

You know, a topical antibiotic will clear that right up.

The Magpie

 

I think I had that last summer...

Oy, what schmutz!

 

That wrist wrap better be an ACE product.

 

Yes it seems he does need a better sense of humor at times. I thought "Red" Foley asked a funny question.