can't be sure that decision is Boone's - he could be told by the analytics that he bats 2nd or 3rd - just saying even when Cashman says that the manager makes out the lineup, the geeks are giving advice that if you don't follow it and it doesn't work out, your ass is on the line not theirs. That's why when this season ends on a sour note it's wrong for Boone to be the fall guy - Hal should fire the computer geeks for bad advice