Bases on balls are not the most glamorous way to get on base. You don't even get to hit the ball. Sure, it's better than striking out, flying out, grounding out, popping out, interfering with the catcher... you get the point. But the reality is that few people are fawned over due to their propensity for drawing a walk. Sure, the walk helped spawn the Moneyball era and is probably the reason Billy Beane still has a job, but... it's still just a walk.
As you can tell, I'm not really coming up with much to say about this topic.