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Originally Posted by Bobbyraz49
In version 23 I started a league in 1969 and it was stunning to see a how many pitchers had a stamina of 80.
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Yes, that's exactly what their ratings should be in 1969. Nine pitchers threw 300 or more innings that year, a total of 24 threw 250+ innings, 59 threw 200+ innings, eight threw 20+ complete games, and a total of 38 had 10+ complete games. It was an entirely different world.
At least half of those pitchers had very long and successful careers and included names such as Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Fergie Jenkins, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Mickey Lolich, Steve Carlton, Don Sutton, and Luis Tiant. Some of those guys were serious fireballers and had devastating curveballs, sliders or other pitches with movement. That's why the idea that pitchers can't throw 200+ innings today is ridiculous, and that's why I typically play historical games in OOTP. I'm not going to deal with pitchers who can't throw 70 or 80 pitches or having to adjust sliders to let them get to 100. No thanks.
