[Syd Thrift]

Yeah, coincidentally, Brad K has also demanded that the devs just like magically make those numbers in the editor equal what the game produces, apparently, too, in any environment and situation given how this issue has come up specifically with Maris and Yankee Stadium in mind. Incidentally if you go by Seamheads ratings instead of the ones that come with the game, lefties hit HRs (using 3 year rates) at 1.22 to 0.72 for righties. Just replacing those alone and not taking into account expansion pitching or the fact that Maris never had to face the 2nd best pitching staff in the league, you’d see Maris average around 55 HRs in 1961. I’m guessing that with those items in mind he’d average in the high 50s over several runs of 1961 just all by itself…

But yeah, this stuff is why you can’t just Debate Club changes into the game. If your fee fees tell you that players are hitting too few HRs, you really can’t just leave it at that and expect any change. Perhaps if you ran, say, 25 replays you’d see Maris averaging like 30 HR a year and never breaking the record. That of course would be way off base and a sign the devs need to calibrate (not to mention, it gives them information as to exactly how much they need to calibrate). That’s not what’s being done here and perhaps that’s why certain people aren’t being taken seriously.