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Reds Mailbag Defends Dusty's Unclogged Bases - To A Degree
Written by wrigleyville   
Monday, 17 March 2008
A Chicagoan writes in to the Reds Mailbag to discuss Dusty's recent "walks clog the bases" comment: Isn't it embarrassing when Baker says that he doesn't like walks or on-base percentage because it clogs the bases? I find this to be an incredibly ignorant statement. Also, he is pressuring Votto to "swing the bat more." This is unfortunate because Votto's great patience and ability to not hit the pitcher's pitch is exactly what has made him such a fine hitter and a great prospect. Why doesn't the media question Baker's distorted view of OBP? -- Anthony R., Chicago, Ill. I don't think it's embarrassing. Baker just has a different opinion than you do. I don't think sabermetrics has to be the be all, end all in evaluating talent. It certainly has value in the equation and each team should place some emphasis on it. I don't fully agree with Baker's "clogging up the bases" comment because you need guys to get on base in order to score runs. But I do think he's right that many hitters place "too much emphasis" on OBP by being too selective and not enough on simply hitting the baseball. Numbers can tell you all sorts of things about a player, but they still don't factor in the human element. And the game is played by humans, after all. Or at least, I think it still is. I better check on that. Humans or no humans, the bottom line is wins and losses. Just like Democrats and Republicans differ on how this country should be run, everybody who watches baseball has a differing view on how a team should be built in order to win. In the big tent that is the Reds mailbag, there is room for all points of views. One question: Which one of you is Anthony R?

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