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Originally Posted by Brad K
The only truly historical save is one with historical teams, historical players, as played schedules, and as played lineups. Obviously people consider saves with a lot more non historical than that still be in the historical house.
To me what qualifies a save as being within the scope of historical is that it uses what was available at the time in a plausible way. So I don't consider not using recalc to make it non historical. Likewise, expansion that's not exactly historical but plausible keeps the save in the area of historical.
Anyway, if I were you I wouldn't worry about it.
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In the first paragraph, I think you are confusing historical with replay. Certainly a manager could change lineups, while sticking to the available players, and could also make trades, promote rookies. As you seem to say in the second paragraph. My practice is to start with what was available at the time, and play/manage in a plausible way. That would include making trades, promoting rookies, signing free agents, and making up my own lineups. I would still consider that historical and not fictional; but it would not be a strict replay with no input or changes.
For example, in my 1938 season sim, I have dissolved the color line, and many (but not all) teams have signed Negro League players. Lou Gehrig does not contract ALS in my sim.
In my 1952 Season, managing the A’s, we signed several Negro League stars who were passed over, or relegated to the minors.
My formula for the 1960 Phillies was to undo the awful trades of Richie Ashburn, Don Cardwell, Robin Roberts, Curt Simmons, Jack Sanford, and other foolish moves.