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Originally Posted by Murphy3
Male, he can walk as many batters as he wants as long as he only gives up the 2 runs in 5 innings. I'll take 10 walks game in and game out if the results are 2 runs in 5 innings. But yeah, obviously walking alot of people doesn't do alot to help a guy stay out of trouble. But, somehow he's managed to survive so far in his career even with the high walk total. Eventually it 'should' catch up with him unless he starts throwing more strikes.
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A lot of walks mean high pitch count, and after awhile lots of runs. Walks=not good at all. A pitcher would rather give up a single than a walk.
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