Why only on one side, for several players? And is it helpful in the evenly lighted dome?
Bump for the weekday crowd.
I noticed this near the start of the game. There were a number of players who had eye black under only one eye, some on the right, some on the left. There were also some who had a normal application under one eye and a half-hearted weak smear under the other. I can’t make sense of it.
I also started wondering if the eye black did any good in the lighting conditions in the dome.
Anybody know?
Moving to the Game Room.
Colibri
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I’m guessing that at a certain point, it becomes more of a “war paint” type of tradition.
There is some evidence that it might be useful in sunlight.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/db/sports/baseball-eye-black-cuts-out-glare.html
Maybe because they play a certain side of the field, and are always going to be looking over one shoulder rather than the other?
It’s purely a fashion statement. Don’t think about it too much.
I started to use it playing outside in bright sun. I also used it in domes, but it was more a superstition thing. The locker room kid would come by with it and I always had it applied. It was part of my gameday routine, and was always bothered by the slightest deviation in my routine.