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<!--quoteo(post=106847:date=Jul 21 2010, 10:26 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Jul 21 2010, 10:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If you have two teams with the same obp, but one of those teams walks but doesn't hit, and the other hits but doesn't walk, I'm taking the hitting team every time.

I know I'm old fashioned, but to me, a hit is better than a walk.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A walk is sometimes better than a single -- only because it makes the pitcher throw extra pitches. If a runner is in scoring position, a single is always better than a walk (I guess you could make an argument for a bases-loaded walk, but a single could score two runs in that situation).

An extra base hit is always better than a walk.

But I think it's obvious to say that .300/.350/.450 is better than .200/.350/.450. Why would anyone argue against that?

But is .300/.350/.450 better than .275/.375/.450? Nope.