Chan Ho Park got a win against the Mariners last night. His line was interesting. In 5 innings he only gave up 3 hits, but he walked 7. If you look at the lineup the Mariners put on the field last night, you get an idea of why Park could be that wild and win. Look at the OBA and Slugging in this boxscore. Suzuki, Boone, Olerud, McLemore and Cirillo all have on base averages higher than their slugging percentages. This means that they are getting many more walks than extra bases on their hits. So the Mariners right now have half an offense. They get on base, but they don't get the hits (and long hits) to move those base runners around.

Now, if I had to have a problem with my offense, this would be it. There are a number of good hitters on this team, and eventually they will get their hits. If you keep putting men on base, they will come around to score. But it also shows that just walking all the time isn't enough.