Ryan Lefevre

I mean, that was part of the mix, but always felt like when the game was on the line,

and they needed a big hit.

They got the job done, and they didn't always hit the ball hard.

So which one is the chicken and which one's the egg?

Is it because they were Hall of Fame hitters that they always got the job done no matter what, or was part of getting the job done and finding a way to get the job done is what made them Hall of Famers?

But I can tell you that there are also guys like, say, Adam Dunn, for instance, who made a lot of money and hit a lot of home runs, but he'd go up there and he'd be happy to take a walk.

Yeah.

Let Diane V. Seattle come up and win the game after him.

Well, Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera and Edgar Martinez knew like this is my job.

I'm getting paid to do this.

I will find a way to win this this game right now.

So I really believe that guys who walk a lot.

are good hitters, and they're waiting for their pitch.

They're confident to wait for their pitch, and if they don't get it, they will accept a walk.

But I don't think any good hitters or mediocre hitters go to the plate and say, you know what, I need to walk more.

You're only going to have...

one george kataris in a generation who can't hit and somehow into the plate with the bermuda triangle with him and everybody wanted to throw him a strike but they just couldn't throw him a strike like those guys there aren't as many of those guys as people want to think if you're a 180 hitter you're probably not going to walk a lot because they're going to throw you strikes

Yeah, and I'm glad you brought up Vinny.

Vinny's a great example.

Vinny didn't get off to a great start last year.