QUOTE(ottawa_sox @ May 19, 2005 -> 10:42 AM)
It's being reported that it helps the hitter see the threads on the baseball, which in turn helps to pick up the spin. I believe the enhanced vision is magnified during day games. When I was a kid, I remember reading that Babe Ruth could read a licence plate before someone with good (20/20?) vision could see the color of it. Of course this could easily be a tall tale.
Maybe the booze helped magnify things for Babe Ruth... Never worked for me though