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Originally Posted by WFIL73
As a STL Cardinals fan I refuse to recognize there was a WS in 1985. HA! Your points are valid and I've played that WS in OOTP (with and without Vince Coleman) and the Royals don't win. Ever. I've also played the ALCS and they don't beat Tor. and neither do the Cardinals. I won't take the Houser challenge, but I like the idea.
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When I sim the 1985 Cardinals, I have fun. I love all the switch hitters, the speed, the solid defense. And the pitching is really good too.
When I sim the 1985 Royals, I get stressed. The lineup is full of holes. Everybody except George Brett strikes out and/or pops out too much. The "vaunted" young pitching staff of Saberhagen, Liebrandt, Jackson, Gubicza & Black is capable of putting nice streaks together but is mostly inconsistent. The bullpen is iffy.
And then, of course, OOTP has to throw injuries into the equation too.
I'll take the Dick Howser Challenge at least once every year. I'll never know how he got these Royals to play as well as they did in real life.