Are walks given or taken?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That's not necessarily true at all. You think over the course of his career, Greg Maddux had an even amount of undeserving balls called as undeserving strikes?

 

If he's getting the strike calls because of who he is, and not because he's lucky, then that's part of his ability as a pitcher, fair or not.

 

No it is not.

 

It's part of his value as a pitcher, then. However you want to say it. It's an attribute that you gain the benefit of when Greg Maddux is on your team.