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Every few days I check this thread before a game, and without fail I am instantly reminded why I don't check it every game. Somebody somewhere is just always going to bitch about who's playing, who's not, and who's hitting where. It would be comical if it wasn't so damn annoying. I mean, I get its a discussion board for opinions and all that (as someone like clockwork will inevitably point out), but its like people are just searching for anything - any small thing - to moan about. That doesn't lead to intelligent conversation or discussion.
Given the talent on the roster, the order of the players - and to some degree even which players are playing - hardly matters. We're running out a stacked and competitive lineup every night at this point; its always interesting to see what iteration of it we're getting from game to game, but it doesn't matter one bit if its Santa batting fourth or eighth, or whether Westburg leads off or bats fifth, or whatever. There are good players up and down the lineup no matter what now.