The Wheelhouse: Wasted Opportunities

Without asking her out, Peter Gibbons never would have hooked up with Joanna in Office Space.

Let's face it, courtship usually requires a leap of faith beyond throwing a dart in the direction of the unusually hot waitress at a bad restaurant. At least give yourself a chance. You can probably count the times that girl has asked you out on the real fingers of Roy Munson's right hand.

It's all about creating opportunities. Without that, there won't be results.

That's the extent of my dating advice.

I have been thinking a lot about wasted opportunities lately, and the most relevant application for our purposes applies to hitters. Over the years, we have come to accept that some players are reliably of the Three True Outcomes variety (home runs, strikeouts and walks). We're looking at you, Adam Dunn.

Most of our energy is expended trying to figure out the inner workings of guys who put the ball in play more often. How ma

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