Mound Musings: Breaking Down Pitcher 'Truths'

"We hold these truths to be self-evident ..."

We have a lot of very intelligent subscribers, so I'm guessing a large percentage of you know that is the opening line of the Declaration of Independence. It's also something that applies to my take on pitcher analysis. We "know" that strikeouts are good, walks and home runs are bad and a faster fastball is better than the one Jamie Moyer has lobbed up there in recent years.

This week we'll look at a handful of these "truths." As my editor would not like me turning in a 10,000

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