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Adam Dunn, Dan Uggla poised to make history

Adam Dunn

Chicago White Sox’s Adam Dunn hits a two-run home run off Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Jason Vargas, Dunn’s second home run of the game, also scoring Kevin Youkilis, during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Regular HBT reader Jason Lukehart notes that Adam Dunn and Dan Uggla are about to make history: each are poised to set the record for the lowest on base percentage for a guy to lead his respective league in walks in major league history. Here’s the chart and the historical perspective.

Here’s to you, guys. Two players who know the difference between a ball and a strike but have a profoundly difficult time doing things with most of the strikes they see. Too weird to live, too rare to die.