DreAming in DigITal Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Brian Roberts first tried on his newfangled contact lenses about an hour before the Orioles' last spring training game in Florida. He ripped three hits on a day his teammates groused about the difficulties of seeing the ball in the bright sun shining from a cloudless sky.A longtime wearer of contacts, Roberts needed no persuading afterward to keep the new lenses, even if they make him look like some wild-eyed creature from a science fiction film. After a monster start ? he entered the week hitting .444 with five homers ? they might have to be pried away from him. Also... Plenty has been said about performance-enhancing drugs this spring. Well, get ready for a new wave of performance enhancers, only these do not cause side effects and are not subject to suspensions. Known as performance-enhancing contact lenses, they were designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better and to protect the eyes from the sun. "They're almost like wearing sunglasses without wearing sunglasses," Roberts says. "I could tell such a huge difference right away that I was willing to give them a shot." Seven years in the making by Nike and Bausch & Lomb, the lenses ? which will be known in the retail world as MaxSight ? are so new they have made their way only into a few major league clubhouses so far.......... The rest of the story is here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseballpro9 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Too bad legends like Ruth, Aaron, Mantle, Mays, Banks, Gherig, etc... didnt have these contact lenses. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Too bad legends like Ruth, Aaron, Mantle, Mays, Banks, Gherig, etc... didnt have these contact lenses. :) Is there any sport left that doesn't have any kind of enhancements? (-_-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Too bad legends like Ruth, Aaron, Mantle, Mays, Banks, Gherig, etc... didnt have these contact lenses. :) 585925789[/snapback] Well some of those were on steroids... I mean after every game Mantle went to to party and got drunk. We all know that helps you hit the ball 700 feet :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 Well some of those were on steroids... I mean after every game Mantle went to to party and got drunk. We all know that helps you hit the ball 700 feet :rolleyes: 585927242[/snapback] haha yea didn't Babe Ruth play drunk sometimes and smoking "stogies"? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I don't see how MLB can do anything to him. Maybe he's blind as a bat and needs them to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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