Seems like it'll be mostly an "intangibles" decision if Gomes in fact ends up getting the start.
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2013/10/14/red-sox-lineup-will-feature-mike-napoli-possibly-jonny-gomes-and-no-daniel-nava-against-justin-verlander/
I'd like to think there are some super secret stats that the Red Sox and Farrell have that we aren't privy to. But based on that article, it might not be the case, at least for this particular decision.
I think this probably could tangent into another thread altogether, but I'll just say I'm more of a stats guy than an intangibles guy (at least when it comes to baseball). At some point the "intangibles" should manifest themselves on the stat sheet. Plus, I'd like to think that whatever dugout presence Gomes has would still be there even if he isn't starting. I also don't like going against what made you successful all year (we're going to have two .900 OPS hitters vs. righties on the bench for Game 3).
Like I said, I have less of an issue with this move than not starting Nava against Scherzer. Hopefully this one works out better.
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2013/10/14/red-sox-lineup-will-feature-mike-napoli-possibly-jonny-gomes-and-no-daniel-nava-against-justin-verlander/
I'd like to think there are some super secret stats that the Red Sox and Farrell have that we aren't privy to. But based on that article, it might not be the case, at least for this particular decision.
I think this probably could tangent into another thread altogether, but I'll just say I'm more of a stats guy than an intangibles guy (at least when it comes to baseball). At some point the "intangibles" should manifest themselves on the stat sheet. Plus, I'd like to think that whatever dugout presence Gomes has would still be there even if he isn't starting. I also don't like going against what made you successful all year (we're going to have two .900 OPS hitters vs. righties on the bench for Game 3).
Like I said, I have less of an issue with this move than not starting Nava against Scherzer. Hopefully this one works out better.