Hart's Eyes

[Invader3K]

Corey needs glasses.

 

Some interesting comments from Hart, too.

 

"I'm anxious to go out there and prove to everybody that I'm worth it," Hart said. "Last year, it wasn't terrible, but it obviously wasn't my best. I told Doug [Melvin, the Brewers' general manager] and Gord [Ash, the assistant GM] that I want to go out and prove to them that I'm a guy who could get a long-term deal. I love Milwaukee, my family loves it, and we want to stay. The fan base has been really good to me, and the ones who are mad, hopefully I can win them back over."

[hawing]

From the link supplied by Invader in the post above:

 

Wearing glasses would certainly make him look different. Hart says

contact lenses are "out the window," so he is considering wearing

goggles, like former Brewers reliever Eric Gagne. Hopefully, Hart's

will have a better anti-fog mechanism.

Adam McCalvy anticipated my thought (italicized by me in the quote) perfectly, if not verbatim.

I'll reemphasize that I'm a Corey Hart fan and hope he rebounds this season, but his scruffy hair + large tats + sports goggles just might result in visual hilarity.

[trwi7]

I'm sure glasses will help Hart just like lasik helped Hall and Kendall.

[valpocrewsader]

Why are contact lenses "out the window"? I think he just wants to be able to sing to himself, "I wear my eyeglasses at night, so I can, so I can...."

[TooLiveBrew]

I know from my own experience that sometimes contact lenses don't agree with the wearer. My allergies would sometimes manifest themselves with little bumps on my eyes (not dissimilar to 'goose bumps') that'd make the lenses catch each time I'd blink. I think my eye doctor called the bumps pepillae.

 

What I'm confused about is why he wouldn't opt for Lasik surgery.

[crewcrazy]

Unless the glasses mean he'll stop chasing that slider low and away, I don't know how much it'll help. I'm sure the media will try to make a connection if he gets off to a hot start, though, if only because there won't be much else to talk about that early in the season.

[berniebrewer4life]

Unless the glasses mean he'll stop chasing that slider low and away, I don't know how much it'll help. I'm sure the media will try to make a connection if he gets off to a hot start, though, if only because there won't be much else to talk about that early in the season.

If he's nearsighted(which is what is being reported), that means he might be able to pick up on the spin of the slider earlier. Then again, it might not help at all.

[twobrewers]

Lasik really helped turn Bill Hall's career around.

 

I loathe the obligatory "Player X had lasik and/or wears glasses now" stories from Spring Training. I doubt anyone has ever seen a noticeable difference in their performance.

[Ennder]

There is certainly a difference between having lasik or switching from contacts to glasses and getting classes to correct site problems that are untreated. I doubt it makes a huge difference but this is a bigger deal than something like lasik.

[craigharmann]

So did the extra money mean he could get his eyes checked? I doubt this was something that happened overnight. Hasn't he had an eye exam recently?

[Dragonbait]

I would think an eye exam would be part of a physical.

[BrewCrewForever]

I'm with Corey on not getting contact lenses. I tried them out 7 or 8 years ago and I just couldn't get them in my eyes. I have super sensitive eyes and just couldn't keep it open to put the lens in. I'm 27 and have been wearing glasses since 2nd grade. I might do lasik some day, but I'm in no hurry. I have had glasses so long I hardly notice them.

 

I remember Brian McCann starting wearing sport glasses last season and he got used to them, I'm sure Corey will to.

[thebruce44]

Lasik really helped turn Bill Hall's career around.

 

I loathe the obligatory "Player X had lasik and/or wears glasses now" stories from Spring Training. I doubt anyone has ever seen a noticeable difference in their performance.

You don't think it could help his defense that has been declining each of the last two year? He stands some 300 feet from home plate and seemingly takes terrible breaks on balls. Even if his hitting stays the same, I would be happy if he can play at least average defense.

[djoctagone]

so i've been hearing that hart's been trying different vision correction options and isn't comfortable with them.

 

the few games i've seen online, it doesn't appear that he's trying anything (at least at the plate) and the announcers keep saying he hasn't found something he's comfortable with.

 

isn't spring training the time to play two to three consecutive games with one vision correction option and see if there's an adjustment? has he been patient with his options?

 

when does the trying stop and the doing start?

[hawing]

isn't spring training the time to play two to three consecutive games with one vision correction option and see if there's an adjustment?

I asked almost this very question in the IGT Thursday night. I'd certainly rather experiment during spring training than when the games count.

[djoctagone]

bones / sammy / the low-carb burger man (aka kent sommerfeld) just commented on corey hart's fumbling with his eyewear while playing defense on the mlb.com webcast.

[CheezWizHed]

I'm a little concerned that Corey doesn't have his glasses/contacts issues worked out at this point.

 

Having both personally, I know that its a tough transition to make. Things look different when you have glasses, sports goggles, contacts and naked eyes.

 

Contacts can make your eyes water, cause discomfort leading to distraction. Your depth perception is a little different. I know a few adults that tried contacts and just couldn't get comfortable with them (I started in 7th grade).

 

Glasses/goggle can smudge when you sweat (see Gagne), bounce when you run, also change depth perception (especially when in a batting stance, looking kind of sideways).

 

And to this point, Hart hasn't found a comfort zone with glasses, goggles not arrived, and just starting to try contacts? Why did he not do Lasik as soon as he found out?

 

I had high hopes that Hart would rebound this year, but this doesn't give me any confidence...

[foamboy1]

I'm concerned as well.

He's been no better than replacement level for 1.5 years now. I was hoping he'd get it going again this year, but changing his vision approach seems desperate at this point.

I hope he figures it out soon...both for himself and Milwaukee.

Edmonds and Gerut could end up playing quite a bit if Gomez and Hart struggle.

[Dmiles23]

When I was down at spring training, I actually overheard a conversation between Corey and a friend of his about these goggles. He sounded pretty excited about them. He was saying that the goggles are a brand new product put out by Oakley. From what it sounded like though, he would only wear them when he was batting.

[MadScientist]

And to this point, Hart hasn't found a comfort zone with glasses, goggles not arrived, and just starting to try contacts? Why did he not do Lasik as soon as he found out?

 

I had high hopes that Hart would rebound this year, but this doesn't give me any confidence...

Lasik has a significant recovery time, up to 6 months for the vision to stabilize. If Hart had it this spring when he failed his vision test, he'd miss a good chunk of time. The goggles sounded like the best bet for him, but unfortunately they don't have 1 hour prescription goggle places.

 

It could be worse, if he had an astigmatism, the distortion caused by glasses would make hitting and fielding harder than dealing with a blurry ball.

 

[CheezWizHed]

If he's nearsighted(which is what is being reported), that means he might be able to pick up on the spin of the slider earlier. Then again, it might not help at all.

I'm not sure how having blurry distance vision helps seeing something that starts far away and comes near. I'm near sighted and depending on how bad he is, he will see only a white ball at a distance and as it gets closer, the laces will become clearer. Near sighted doesn't mean you near vision improves. It means your far vision is blurry. So, no this won't help.

 

However, if he is only slightly nearsighted, glasses may only help pickup the ball off the bat when he is playing defense...

[CheezWizHed]

Lasik has a significant recovery time, up to 6 months for the vision to stabilize.

 

I thought most sport activities could resume in a couple weeks. Except swimming, which would take the full recovery time.

 

I know a few people that had it done and there were some slight changes over time, but not like things were changing day to day or minute to minute...

[MadScientist]

Lasik has a significant recovery time, up to 6 months for the vision to stabilize.

 

I thought most sport activities could resume in a couple weeks. Except swimming, which would take the full recovery time.

 

I know a few people that had it done and there were some slight changes over time, but not like things were changing day to day or minute to minute...

Lasik Recovery

 

From this and a couple of other things it sounds like he'd be out a minimum of a month, plus some time to get his timing back.

 

Also, you must have the same prescription for a year, and preferably two before you can get Lasik, to make sure your eyes are not changing. Since Hart did not have a prescription last year, he can't get Lasik for at least another year.

[berniebrewer4life]

I'm not sure how having blurry distance vision helps seeing something that starts far away and comes near. I'm near sighted and depending on how bad he is, he will see only a white ball at a distance and as it gets closer, the laces will become clearer. Near sighted doesn't mean you near vision improves. It means your far vision is blurry. So, no this won't help.

 

However, if he is only slightly nearsighted, glasses may only help pickup the ball off the bat when he is playing defense...

If he gets corrective lenses, you don't think something 60 feet away would be clearer? As someone who is also nearsighted, i can tell you that when i put my glasses on, i can see MUCH better at those distances, at much greater detail. They identified that he is nearsighted, so if they correct his vision, he should be able to see greater detail(i.e. the spinning of the ball as it approaches) farther away than he would without corrective lenses/lasik.

[JohnBriggs12]

Wearing glasses didn't seem to bother Frank Howard back in the day. Maybe Hart should give ol Hondo a call and ask him where he got his glasses.