Red Sox Rotation

There is a school of thought that says the Red Sox should use Tim Wakefield in between Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling so that the hitters would see a gamit of different pitching styles. Supposedly this would keep the batters off balance.

I don't agree with this thinking. Maybe in game going from a fireballing Schilling to a soft tossing Wakefield would make sense (and this in part explains why Wakefield had success as a closer) but when the players get to have a full night's sleep before seeing the next starter - I don't think it makes any sense at all or makes any difference.

Making Schilling the number 3 behind Pedro and Wakefield may only keep Schilling from getting his last extra start and I would HATE if the Red Sox finished a single game behind the Yankees just because the management wanted to give the hitters different looks.