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BaseballMan · 04-04-2014, 06:52 PM

I have to disagree a bit with you Charlie. The rules really have little affect on the outcome or else they would apply to the modern era as well. The game could care less how many strikes it takes for a strikeout, its only looking at your league settings and the ratings of the players. It doesnt simulate low or high batting averages based on changes in the strike zone , lowering or raising the pitching mound etc. It cares about the end result.
Now i think you correct in that you cant simulate a what if scenario as well as a modern league. Reason being theres less teams and less players. Theres a lot better chance of Pitcher who started 25 games to get that amount in 1967. But in 1876 you less teams and you could have teams that have pitchers who only pitched 5 games.
Now having said that if you use the same rosters, same trades, same schedules etc the players can be as close to accurate as the modern leagues can be. The game is not simulating the results of the rule changes. Its simulating the results of league settings and player stats. A player that had 20 walks in1879 should still have that. He shouldnt have 100 because the rules of baseball changed. The game has no way of knowing the rule changes in baseball.

04-04-2014, 06:52 PM	#7
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,522	I have to disagree a bit with you Charlie. The rules really have little affect on the outcome or else they would apply to the modern era as well. The game could care less how many strikes it takes for a strikeout, its only looking at your league settings and the ratings of the players. It doesnt simulate low or high batting averages based on changes in the strike zone , lowering or raising the pitching mound etc. It cares about the end result. Now i think you correct in that you cant simulate a what if scenario as well as a modern league. Reason being theres less teams and less players. Theres a lot better chance of Pitcher who started 25 games to get that amount in 1967. But in 1876 you less teams and you could have teams that have pitchers who only pitched 5 games. Now having said that if you use the same rosters, same trades, same schedules etc the players can be as close to accurate as the modern leagues can be. The game is not simulating the results of the rule changes. Its simulating the results of league settings and player stats. A player that had 20 walks in1879 should still have that. He shouldnt have 100 because the rules of baseball changed. The game has no way of knowing the rule changes in baseball.