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Originally Posted by ravinhood
The real complaint of my post is that this pitcher got a season ending disability the very next day after the next season contract was signed. I was more concerned with some 90 day or 30 day or something clause that would protect my $11,000,000 for at least a little while after a contract was signed. I do think that is fair. If it's in real baseball (insurance) then it should be in OOTP
I do suffer injuries all the time and of course as you can see I hate em. I just don't remember so many like this in real baseball when I was growing up with the 61 yankees and the 75 reds and I think the dodgers. (which team was pee wee reese on and don drysdale?) I guess back then I just didn't notice them as much as I do now as it seems half the league in on the disabled list in baseball nowadays.
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You do realize that inevitably, someone's going to get injured 31 or 91 days after you sign a contract, right?
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Originally Posted by NCBeachBum
Part of the difference in perspective between now and the past is that quite a bit of stuff that is now a long stay on the disabled list used to just be a career ender.
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Bingo.
Koufax would have spent more time on the DL, but he would have pitched 5-10 years longer instead of being done at 30. Same with Drysdale being done at 31.
From the 75 Reds team: Gary Nolan was done at 29, Don Gullett at 27, Pat Darcy at 26, Clay Kirby at 29, Rawly Eastwick at 30, Pedro Borbon at 33, and Will McEnaney at 27.
It makes me wonder if the historical sims are set up to have enough career-ending injuries.