Hitting is very important to me, so I'm not one that likes to sit and watch. I did that one year when I was a little kid because a coach didn't want to play me as much, and it still bothers me.

I'm not so sure they'd help much in a night game, but I have looked at stadium lights with them in, and it's weird.

You look at the lights, and it seems like everything is green, and then it turns to a burnt orange. That's the color everything stays, and everything just seems more clear. I think the ball looks a lot brighter to me.

I get a lot of stares, especially when you shake hands after a game. And I don't take them out when I come in to pitch because there really isn't enough time. I imagine some guys may use them just to hit, but once you get used to them, they help.

Obviously, they didn't help enough today.

They work, at least for me they do. The ball seems a lot brighter to me.