05-28-2010, 10:37 PM
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"You never go up there trying to draw walks," Theriot said. "You don't want to go up there being defensive. You want to get hits. I feel like I've done a good job getting hits this year and getting on base.
"One thing I don't want to be is passive at the plate. I want to be aggressive. Would it be good to walk more? Of course. It'd be great to have 30 walks. But I wouldn't sacrifice 30 hits for 30 walks."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He needs to get the free pass from time to time," Piniella said Friday. "You can't go a month with one walk. That's one thing he has to get better at. He's the type of player who should be able to work the count, lay off bad pitches, 3-2, and get walks. Does he have to walk 20 times out of 100? No. But he should walk 10 times out of 100."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"You never go up there trying to draw walks," Theriot said. "You don't want to go up there being defensive. You want to get hits. I feel like I've done a good job getting hits this year and getting on base.
"One thing I don't want to be is passive at the plate. I want to be aggressive. Would it be good to walk more? Of course. It'd be great to have 30 walks. But I wouldn't sacrifice 30 hits for 30 walks."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He needs to get the free pass from time to time," Piniella said Friday. "You can't go a month with one walk. That's one thing he has to get better at. He's the type of player who should be able to work the count, lay off bad pitches, 3-2, and get walks. Does he have to walk 20 times out of 100? No. But he should walk 10 times out of 100."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->