shoot the moon

Today's Red Sox / Braves doubleheader was interesting -- it seems that by sending Smoltz and Daisuke to the mound in opposite games, and starting a call-up pitcher in the off-game, each manager was saying: "we're going for the split" . . . why not go for broke and try to win both games? if we assume that the offense would have done the same thing against each pitcher in each game, then instead of a 1W/1L split, atlanta would have beat daisuke, 3-0, and in the battle of the AAA-men, would have edged the sox 14-13. this would, at the very least, make for two thrilling games instead of two suck-fests. And remember, you (almost) can't spell Daisuke without "suck" . . . this is the opposite of the question I asked Greg in last year's ALDS -- why not hold Zito for game 2 if you're going to "waste" his start against Santana, when the A's have no chance to win? The outcome of that game proved why you should always go for the sweep.