That surprises me considering all the investment by MLB in state of the art facilities in the DR. My nephew has played there the last 2 years, and the word I hear is that the facilities in the U.S. do not compare favorably.
Yep, and translating the "hard" portion of your statement, the margin for error is very very small. Even the slightest effect from nerves can make the most steely nerved professional fail.
If it was proved that a random order was as good as any other, every manager would be doing it -- just one less thing for them to have to think about. Managers love push button decisions.
If it was true that lineups didn't matter, managers would do it consistently as it would relieve them of second guessing. Picking lineups out of a hat would become part of "the book".
No need to do that. We can just sum it up with the following. I think you are wrong and you think I am wrong. And neither of us can prove or disprove the other's position.