Statements like this just pile on the evidence against this staff. I certainly don't expect the Cubs to draw walks against Santana, but look at how the Twins won their last two games. They worked Clemens for 100 pitches over 5 innings. Last night, they worked Marmol for 106 pitches over 5.2 innings. It's no accident that the Cubs have seen the fewest pitches in the National League. I still think it is one of the strangest facts in the world. Not only do the Cubs hitters never walk, but the Cubs pitchers will seemingly walk everbody. If that were only reversed... Yet Dusty and company constantly bemoan the walks given up by the pitchers, but seemingly ignore (or just don't care about) the lack of walks from the offense. My guess is that Dusty sees walks as simply a function of the pitcher. Hitters don't "draw" walks, pitchers allow them. This is true to an extent, but ignores the fact that plate discipline is cleary an identifiable skill. Some hitters walk a lot, some hardly ever. Unfortunately, the Cubs seem to make a habit of acquiring players that fall in the latter category.