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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

This has been posted at other Royals sites, thought it might as well go here, too. (CAUTION: Those with high blood pressure or at risk of hypertension should not read it.)

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...oor-walk-rate/

First thing I thought of while reading that was posted in the first comment in the story. The A's play in a big ballpark and walk all the time. The reason pitchers have no problem attacking the zone is because the hitters are ****ing terrible. That is why they don't fear attacking the zone and worry about giving up HRs.