Betemit's starting against a lefty?

Has Joe Torre lost his mind? Betemit (the starting first-baseman) can't hit lefties for his life. A .630 OPS against LHP for his career (214 pa).

Update 12:22 a.m.: Whoops. These are the kinds of moves that used to work for Joe every single night, even when the matchup didn't make sense (like tonight). Betemit went 2-2 (as a righty) with an rbi.