Originally Posted by The Comedian explaining why Murphy isn't starting after his 5 RBI night the previous game - 5/29/09

"Well, I would hope that I'm more of a 'feel guy,' I try to be more of a 'feel guy.' The only time that I look at that particular data or history is if I know nothing about the particular player… But, for the most part, I try to read and learn our players and then try to learn the opposition. I use the statistics pretty much as confirmation as to the decision I made. I'll look back and say, 'At least it lines up with the stats,' and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't."