Jake Peavy finally received a shipment of contact lenses with his new prescription on Wednesday, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Peavy's prescription was changed during spring training, but he had trouble getting his order filled. He is legally blind without contacts. While still wearing his old lenses, Peavy apparently had trouble picking up his catchers' signs.
That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard. How does anybody, let alone a pro ballplayer, have that much trouble getting his lens order filled? He's pitched 4 months without being able to see the catcher and the plate clearly. If this contributed at all to his struggles this year, there's no excuse for it.