Bootcheck

What is the deal with Bootcheck? He has only pitched four times this month, and when he does pitch, it's almost always a losing game. The Angels are 3-8 in games in which he has pitched, and that is only because they are losing when he enters the game. He isn't pitching that bad; in fact, he is pitching way better than Darren Oliver. Does Oliver's veteran presence make him that much better, and worthy of being used more often? Here are a whole bunch of stats to show why Bootcheck shouldn't sit in the bullpen collecting dust while Oliver proves to be a valuable player for Angels opponents:

Total/vs. L/vs. R
	Bootcheck	Oliver
IP	18.2/6.1/12.1	13.2/3.0/10.2
Games	11	18
ERA	3.86/8.53/1.46	7.90/27.00/2.53
W-L	0-0	0-0
HR	1/1/0	2/2/0
WHIP	1.02/1.58/0.73	2.12/5.00/1.21
AVG vs.	.289/.367/.239	.426/.600/.326
K-BB	10-5/3-2/7-3	6-8/3-3/3-5

Isn't Oliver's main purpose to be a left-hand specialist? More like left-hand batting practice specialist. A WHIP of 5.00 against lefties! Only three innings, sure, but that is FIFTEEN baserunners in THREE innings! He has allowed them to score by giving up two homers against left-handers. Then he puts more runners on, leading to his .600 opponent batting average. Bootcheck, while not excellent against lefties, is at least better than Oliver. The strange thing here is that neither pitcher has any decisions, despite a combined 29 appearances.