Mac is Back

On Friday, all-star catcher Brian McCann is scheduled to make his first start since hitting the DL with eye issues. The problem is believed to stem from a Lasik eye procedure he underwent two years ago. Shortly after the start of the 2009 season, McCann began to experience double vision. A series of eye drops and contact lenses were unable to remedy the problem, forcing McCann to hit the DL.

Fresh with new special prescription Oakley sport glasses, McCann made a rehab start with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, notching a RBI double. But the transition wasn’t an easy one. McCann had some minor difficulties adjusting to his new glasses and hockey style catcher’s mask. Behind the plate, he rotated between wearing his glasses and leaving them in the dugout throughout the start and complained of foggy lenses. But these issues should be resolved as he gets more used to wearing the new equipment.

While I am beyond excited to have Mac back in the line-up, it does come at the expense of back-up catcher David Ross who is batting .298 with three homers, nine RBIs and eight runs in just 15 games. Along with Chipper Jones, Kelly Johnson and Jeff Francoeur, Ross is tied for the team lead in homeruns.
(Photo: AP; source)