Retort to four eyes

I don't know if your post was a joke or not, but it was an interesting observation.  I wonder if any team in the history of baseball had as many "4 eyes" as this team did.  However, if you're serious, I wouldn't agree that was the reason they were so bad.

Versalles may not have worn glasses in 1959.  It was his 1st season and he later went on to win MVP in 1965.  He was just developing (but he didn't deserve the MVP).

Korcheck only had 158 plate appearances in a brief, yet undistinguished career.  1969 was his final year and not a moment too soon.

Throneberry was a part-time player and had his most plate appearances in 1959 with 367.  He had a .322 OBP and 10 home runs.  But as a guy to produce on your team, he was not the one you would want.

Hyde threw less than 300 innings in his 6 seasons in MLB.  He was 12th in MPV voting in 1958 but he was soon gone from the game.

Courtney in 1958 was the full-time catcher and he was better than bad.  I'd rate him Okay.  From 1959 on it was downhill all the way.  Did he start to wear glasses in 1959?  Did he have the wrong prescription?

Stobbs, even with his 1959 record of 1-8, had a good ERA of 2.98.

So, although I love your theory, I would have to go with my theory.  The Senators stunk.  They have a history of stinking.  They were the Cubs, only worse, before people starting talking about curses.

They had 4 players hit over 20 home runs and 3 of them hit 30 or more.  They played 5 games under their Pythagorean record.  If you look closely at the team you have to wonder why they were as bad as they were.  They had the tools to be a better team.  And they were better 6 years later in the WS, however I guess it took a move to the Twin Cities to make that happen.

So, your mission should you decide to accept it, is to find the team that had the most active players wearing glasses in one season.

Your line, " I can just see Mickey turning to Whitey and saying, "Looks like we're playing those accountants again", is  quite brilliant.  If true, then the Senators would have always beaten the Yankees because the Yankees would be laughing all the time.  In fact just go ahead and change the team name from Senators to Accountants and beat the other team with laughter.