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In response to "you think his drop this season was PED related? -- nm" by groiny

I honestly don't know. His eyesight had gotten so bad that the team wanted him to have Lasik in spring training.

Posted by David (aka David) Oct 3 '13, 09:18

He waited until he was desperate enough to try anything. After he got back, he was worse, not better.

I have never seen an opposing hitter perform better at Turner Field than Dan Uggla. The fact that he has been terrible as a Brave is mystifying to me, and it sucks because he may be the kindest athlete in the world.

He still has two years and $25 million left on his contract, too.

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It's interesting, followed the report on his eyesight. Interesting dilemma, but obviously he's not in a good place. -- nm - budice Oct 3, 09:25 1
- Uggla also didn't make the majors until he was 26. That five-year window of dominance was probably overachieving anyway. - David Oct 3, 09:27
maybe he will get more work done on those eyes in the off season. - groiny Oct 3, 09:19 4
- I don't want to irritate Nubby but I was against the BJ signing. Those low OBP guys bug me. - David Oct 3, 09:23 3
  - (Though I will add that Upton has been a model citizen during his slump.) - David Oct 3, 09:25 2
    - you just never know how a player will react to a league change for the first time. - groiny Oct 3, 09:27 1
      - I loved that contract even though I wasn't crazy about the signing. Now, $15M annually seems catastrophic. - David Oct 3, 09:29

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I honestly don't know. His eyesight had gotten so bad that the team wanted him to have Lasik in spring training.

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