In a quote from Reds reporter John Fay’s blog, Brandon Phillips had this to say.
I don’t believe that on-base percentage stuff. That’s overrated to me. If you get hits, you’ll be on base. That’s what it’s about.
My first reaction is similar to Fay’s and others: that it does nothing more than piss off baseball fans [...]
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