That's Bob Ford he is the radio play by play guy. He is really good if you have never listened to him before tonight.
Damn! I knew he sounded familiar! I usually listen on the radio but I caught a few innings on TV tonight and noticed Ashby was nowhere to be heard. :grin: Ford and Sparks are a great duo. Sparks has come a long way.
I am willing to give Gomez even more credit now than before, as it must have been incredibly difficult to hit major league pitching with deteriorating vision and taken incredible concentration. It's very possible that after an adjustment period, his fielding, hitting, and base running all improve. I'm not exactly sure why glasses are more effective than contacts, but ok, let's see what happens.
They aren't prescription right? Maybe just a mental thing lol. He's something else but they seem to be working so far
ford had originally said the vaughn glasses weren't prescription, then in last night's broadcast said he talked to team and turns it out they were prescription. let's get a pair for dallas! could a monocle work
Me too... still don't like the DH, and prefer all the moves that happen around pitching spot in the batting order. Also like seeing pitchers that can swing the bat (Fister the night before last; Wainright last night had a really good first cut, then seemed less interested in the next pitches he saw).
Straight from Gomez's mouth: "I know people are asking about the glasses a lot of times," said Gomez, who entered Wednesday with three homers in his last eight games after not hitting any in his first 27. "It's not about the glasses. I wear contacts and I'm running out on the road trip. That's why I'm wearing the glasses." Unless he wears non-prescription contacts, then it should follow that the glasses have a prescription.
And even had Gomez hit into a DP it would have been a good thing to do, but people on this board would have flipped out.
With daily interleague games, NL teams are at a distinct disadvantage for their road games. Interleague records between AL-NL are no joke... the AL has won the head-to-head 13 years in a row and running, and I don't believe its simply because they have all the powerhouse teams. AL pitchers consistently face tougher lineups in their games. Most AL teams devote good money to a DH. NL teams do not devote those sorts of resources to a backup OF or IF. Whenever the next CBA comes up... NL teams have to consider adopting a change or simply live with the fact that they will be losing to the AL consistently year after year.
A pro ball player running out of contacts? Hmmm. I don't have millions at my disposal, but I can stop by Costco and get new contacts in about 10 minutes.
They don't always carry all brands and all different powers or lens sizes. But yeah, I'm sure if he had no glasses option at all, they would be able to find something for him. Vision is one of the most important (if not the most important) uncontrollable aspects in maintaining great hand-eye coordination... and ballplayers are pretty keen on managing all facets of it, getting regular checks and having their prescriptions altered/changed more often than the average person would do it.
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Have a buddy that is a doctor that used to do work for the Rockets, for free. Did it for advertising purposes. Said it was fairly competitive to get that work that resulted in no pay. He was on call 24/7 and had to be willing to travel to away sites if a player had an emergency. Fairly certain if any Astros player was running out of contacts, or had vision problems, the team would likely have an eye doctor in front of the player within an hour or two. And they could have contacts, no matter the lens/brand, flown in from any part of the country within half a day. My point is that "running out of contacts" sounds like a pretext, probably just wanted to try something different and is giving the glasses a shot. Seems to be working.
If he's a typical superstitious baseball player, he can't change it back. If a ball player is a streak, he has to respect the streak--Crash Davis
What seems weird, not only does it seem he sees the ball better, but it also seems he has a much more controlled swing.
