Baseball is considered one of the most superstitious sports, and heading into Game 7 of the World Series, you bet all fans, players and coaches aren't taking any risks by switching up their routines. Whether it's parking your car in the same spot for a week, not washing your lucky jersey or that special handshake you have to do every time your favorite player walks to the plate, we've all done it.

Especially for the said "cursed" Chicago Cubs, now isn't the time to take chances. As such, it should come as no surprise that one of those sticking to routine is Cubs manager Joe Maddon.

Ahead of Game 6, Maddon told reporters that he has a special memento he carries in his bag everywhere he goes: his father's Los Angeles Angels hat.

When asked if he noticed any omens before the game, he said, "Omens, I don't know. I did see my dad's hat in my bag today. I carry my dad's hat with me.

"He passed away in 2002, we won the World Series, and I've had his old Angel hat in my bag since then. So it goes everywhere. So the one thing I'm relying on today is my dad. I held onto his hat a little bit this morning, and that's probably the omen, in a sense, going into this game."

Call it an omen, call it a superstition, but no matter what you call it, you can't deny it's something that works for Maddon, considering it was there when the Angels won the World Series in 2002 while he was bench coach for the team. Not to mention, it was there for the Cubs' Game 6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

At a time like this, for Maddon, that hat better be within arm's reach.

-- Courtney Schellin