Marbleheader mentioned in P&G that part of Jim Rice's decline was due to trouble he had with his eyesight. I wasn't aware of this, can anyone elaborate?
I remember that he wore eyeglasses off the field but refused to wear them while he played. Something about sweating too much so they wouldn't stay on properly or they fogged up too much. Guess he wasn't comfortable wearing contacts either.Marbleheader mentioned in P&G that part of Jim Rice's decline was due to trouble he had with his eyesight. I wasn't aware of this, can anyone elaborate?
Yesterday Rice again expressed concern about his vision problems. He has an astigmatism in his right eye and has experimented the last couple of years, hitting with and without glasses.
"I'm still having trouble picking up the ball," said Rice, "so I'm going to do it right and consult at least five specialists to figure out what to do."
He probably could have been a slam-dunk HOFer had he addressed his vision problems when they first cropped up.Rice is now 1 for 16 and 2 for 23. He has gone 56 at-bats without an extra-base hit and has one RBI in his last 11 games. He's hit three homers since last July 22.
"I'm going bad, that's it," Rice explained. "I'm not seeing the ball."
Rice denied having vision problems. He has said he can't wear glasses because he sweats too much and that he can't wear contacts because his eyes don't produce enough moisture.
"I'm moving my head, pulling my head," he said. "There's not any adjustment, I'm just pulling my head off the ball, and I lose sight of the pitch. You pick it up twice that way."