Joe Starkey
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Podcast Appearances
Wasn't it fun when the pitchers hit?
There was an element of enjoyment to that.
It was at times, not like the full season, but there were really cool moments like when Garrett Cole got a hit in his debut and A.J.
Burnett homered in that classic game against the Cardinals where McCutcheon walked it off.
Liriano had a homer one year.
Yeah, he hit it opposite field.
Bob Walk had 10 hits in 1982, if I'm reading this correctly.
That's pretty darn good for a pitcher.
Bob, what do you remember about that year, and why were you so hot at the plate?
You had a 477 OPS.
You drove in six runs.
You drew six walks.
What a year that was.
I see one year you hit 231.
That's better than regular players do.
Were you a star position player or a star hitter growing up?