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Originally Posted by freakhappy
I'm really impressed with what Granderson's been able to do. He walks like a madman and he's productive across the board...runs, hrs, doubles, a few sb, just very productive.
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He's had a nice bounce back year, and I certainly like him as a person. I had him on my team for a while, too. But I wouldn't say he "walks like a madman." He draws a fair share, but Joey Votto "walks like a madman." Granderson's career high in walks in a season is 85. He'll break that this year, as he's at 83. That's a good clip. But...
Joey Votto has walked 127 times this year. He walked 135 times in 2013, 94 in 2012, and 110 in 2011. All led the league. He walked 47 times in an injury-shortened 2014 where he only played 62 games. At that pace, he'd have walked 122 times.
That is walking like a madman. Barry Bonds walked like a mad man. Ted Williams walked like a madman. Granderson walks like a slightly-deranged man. 
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