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Pelican · 05-29-2022, 12:23 PM

One thing to remember - not to take anything away from Koufax - is that his “victims” in those games tended to be awful hitting teams, like the original Mets. If you are playing a historical replay of 1962, he should have a real shot agains the Mets, Colt 45’s, Phillies (sob!), and Cubs of that era. But if you’re playing fictional draft teams that are reasonably balanced, maybe not.

Don’t know about Ryan. He seemed to dominate some good hitting teams. But the opposition still makes a difference. I would hope that OOTP can recreate that on a historical season basis with accurate rosters. I do find that these guys still have good and bad games, which seems like realistic variability.

My thought is, it’s no accident that Jim Bunning threw a perfect game for the streaking Phillies against the Mets in 1964 in the first game of a DH on a hot day. Sometimes the variables conspire.

05-29-2022, 12:23 PM	#10
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,926	One thing to remember - not to take anything away from Koufax - is that his “victims” in those games tended to be awful hitting teams, like the original Mets. If you are playing a historical replay of 1962, he should have a real shot agains the Mets, Colt 45’s, Phillies (sob!), and Cubs of that era. But if you’re playing fictional draft teams that are reasonably balanced, maybe not. Don’t know about Ryan. He seemed to dominate some good hitting teams. But the opposition still makes a difference. I would hope that OOTP can recreate that on a historical season basis with accurate rosters. I do find that these guys still have good and bad games, which seems like realistic variability. My thought is, it’s no accident that Jim Bunning threw a perfect game for the streaking Phillies against the Mets in 1964 in the first game of a DH on a hot day. Sometimes the variables conspire. Last edited by Pelican; 05-29-2022 at 12:24 PM.