White Sox Peavy Coping with Astigmatism

"The bright colors on A.J. Pierzynski's left fingertips haven't been enough to help the vision of Jake Peavy, who was called for a balk Friday while leaning in to see the signals. Peavy said he wears contact lenses but is afflicted with astigmatism," reports the Chicago Tribune. "'We have made progress, but my vision is only 20/40,' Peavy said. 'They made me special contacts with something like bifocals in the contacts. But at night, when it gets dark, I've had problems.' Peavy said he started to experience vision problems after the fifth inning and was called for a balk in the seventh that led to an insurance run. Peavy added that sometimes two fingers may be signaled differently and will indicate different pitches, but that he has crossed up the catcher on occasion because he saw only one of the fingers." Read more.