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...this is the first time I've ever heard anyone attempt to argue that walks can be "lucky" if you're throwing strikes and walking guys anyway...that's gotta be the most bizarre argument I've ever heard.
You must realize that strike percentage doesn't vary all the much and yet walk rates are in a wide spray...Also...if walk rate was twisted by muck much, it wouldn't be so stable from year to year for the vast majority of pitchers. If you've actually watched French attempt to pitch, you would realize that a lot of his strikes were either put in play or fouled because he was not missing bats...whereas a lot of Fister's strikes are taken because he's freezing hitters.
That one totally caught me unprepared...hence the angry response.