He feels about the ritualistic daily Please and Thank You prayers rather like a hitter that’s on a hitting streak and doesn’t change his jock or socks or pre-game routine for as long as he’s on the streak. W/ sobriety being the hitting streak and whatnot, he explains.
Oh wow, this is an overt connection back to what Orin said about pro ball players being exceptionally superstitious - another little detail I never picked up on til now.