Ugly Contact Lenses

[Jennifer]

Performance-enhancing contact lenses?
Stan McNeal / The Sporting News
Posted: 4 days ago

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.

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[realmofotalk]

had no idea Nike made contact lenses.

[Staze19]

In addition to helping him pick up the ball better, these new contact lenses give Brian Roberts' eyes an intimidating amber glow.

haha... That's pretty cool.

[redsrbetter]

Griffey has been experimenting with the same ones. He says it helps him pick up the baseball's threads and the rotation of the pitch. I don't know if he stopped or if he is still using them.

[777rak]

wow that is kind of cool, they dont have to wear sunglasses anymore

[BuckFoston]

That is neat.