Brett Wallace said, in regards to the Astros lack of walks:
"Everybody can play GM when you look at a stat sheet. I think the whole on-base percentage thing is kind of skewed."
I would really appreciate some insight into this thought. If he means OBP is skewed because there's such a small sample size (we're 3.1% through the season), then I can handle that.
If Wallace is inferring that getting on base does not necessarily reflect a tendency to score runs, then perhaps we should hear more about this revolutionary thinking.
More:
"You definitely want to stick to a gameplan. But if I'm looking for a certain pitch ... I don't want to take it just to be selective. Once balls start falling you'll see the on-base percentage go up."
Brett Wallace, our very own Murray Chass!
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
