What does the author mean by stating "I could have had my eyes closed" (Para. 4, last sentence)

A．the third baseman would rather sleep than play the game
B．even if the third baseman had closed his eyes a moment ago, it would make no difference to the result
C．the third baseman is so good at baseball that he could finish the game with his eyes closed
D．the consequence was so bad he could not bear to see it