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Walks Clog The Bases Redux
Written by wrigleyville   
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Some believed that Dusty Baker's "walks clog the bases" quote was a myth, much like the Loch Ness Monster or a good meal at a fair price. In fact, I was a skeptic after seven minutes of Googling for the actual quote one night.
But much like Nessie (before she was done in by global warming), we have new evidence that it is indeed true: "I'm big on driving in runs and scoring runs," Baker said. "Guys in the middle should score about close to equal to what they drive in. On-base percentage, that's fine and dandy. But a lot of times guys get so much into on-base percentage that they cease to swing. It's becoming a little bit out of control. What you do is run the pitcher's count up, that helps. You put him in the stretch, that helps. But your job in the middle is to either score them or drive them in. The name of the game is scoring runs. Sometimes, you get so caught up in on-base percentage that you're clogging up the bases."* In short, "walks clog the bases."
*Found via commenter MileHighClub - if that's his or her real name - via FJM at ACB.

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