Josh Hamilton claims eye color affects hitting.

11 months ago KeepItCopacetic 12 comments 0 recs |

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Where's an..

….optometrist or ophthalmologist when you need one—-to debunk goofiness. – TL

"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.

by timlacy on Jun 23, 2011 3:12 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not willing to automatically dismiss this since it doesn't seem to be complete nonsense

from a scientific standpoint. I find Hamilton’s splits to be interested but I’d be interested in seeing the splits of other blue-eyed players (I have no idea who is and isn’t).

"That's fine wood from... somewhere."

by KeepItCopacetic on Jun 23, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

If eye color was so important,

why don't they put it on the scoreboard!?!

Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau

by aHorseWithNoName on Jun 23, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

If eye color differences really....

…existed, it would’ve been discovered 100 years ago. …Never underestimate the intelligence of past actors. – TL

by timlacy on Jun 23, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Meaning: ...

…If eye color differences really existed in relation to day-night batting ability, …

by timlacy on Jun 23, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

But people in the past have thought that eye color was linked to eyesite.

During the civil war soldiers with grey eyes where singled out on both sides for sniper training.
Even nowadays many literally allusions treat grey and steel blue eyes as being better at seeing fine detail.

"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.

by RoyalPug on Jun 23, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions