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Originally Posted by sflcat61
Started a historical season in 1871 and noticed that most of the pitchers have velocities of 90+. I realize that even though pitchers still threw underhand at this point, the game had evolved to the point it resembled fast-pitch softball, but I'm thinking 90+ is a little extreme. Do you historical players try to tweak the ratings to get this down, or do you just leave it alone?
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The mound or pitching box, was closer back then too, so I just kind of equate to modern fast pitch softball, where a pitch travelling 70 mph from 45 feet away, is comparable to a 90 mph fastball from 60
