Somebody stop Tim McCarver before he kills more brain cells!
Last night during the ALCS game, Tim McCarver remarked that FOX had done some research and determined that teams are more likely to score two or more runs when a batter leads off an inning with a home run than if he leads off with a walk.
Think about that: McCarver apparently believed that a team is more likely to score two runs because they have a runner on first base than they are likely to score just one run because the team has already scored in the inning. Walks are bad, but they're not more damaging than a home run. I'm sure my girlfriend, who's still a bit shaky on the difference between a ball and a strike, could see the flaw in McCarver's logic.
Why is this guy paid so much money when he clearly doesn't understand the game?