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actionjackson · 03-11-2017, 01:45 AM

Don't get me wrong, I'm not turning over a new leaf re: pitcher wins or anything, but I just saw a quartet of starting pitchers that comes as close to Mike Cuellar (20-9, 3.08), Pat Dobson (20-8, 2.90), Jim Palmer (20-9, 2.68), and Dave McNally (21-5, 2.89), of the 1971 Orioles, as I have ever seen in OOTP (at least I think so). The 1971 Orioles starting quartet went 81-31 (.723) with a 2.89 ERA in 142 GS. Their quartet pulled this off in a run scoring environment of 3.89 runs per game across MLB and 3.87 runs per game in the AL (the NL slightly outscored the AL in RL 1971 MLB)

Remember I don't manage any teams in this dynasty, so I didn't stack this team. The 1948 Athletics went 107-55 as a team in my random debut historical, scoring 841 runs and allowing 630 in a league where the run scoring environment was 4.33 runs per game across MLB and 4.49 in the AL. The interesting thing about this quartet of starters is that they are all left handed. They are: Jon Matlack (25-8, 3.24), Pete Dowling (20-8, 2.78), Eppa Rixey (20-7, 2.83), and Steve D Barber (18-9, 3.36). So this quartet went 83-32 (.722) with a 3.04 ERA in 132 GS. Given the difference in run scoring environments, it's quite possible this quartet had a better season, which is phenomenal when you think about it.

Wow!

Another interesting thing is that the Cy Young went to Corey Kluber, who played with both the Indians (64-98) and the Yankees (72-90) and went 21-10, 2.59 in 274.1 IP. Having a record like that on teams like that speaks volumes about the kind of season Kluber had. Had I been given more slots for Cy Young balloting, I would've gone: 1. Corey Kluber, 2. Jon Matlack, 3. Pete Dowling, 4. Eppa Rixey, 5. Mike Sirotka (another southpaw: 20-10, 3.00), 6. Steve D Barber, and 7. Phil Knell (yet another southpaw, it's a golden age for them and it's about to get better with Koufax: Knell went 17-14, 3.36), also of the Yankees. Four of the top six slots on one team, yet they don't get the award.

Oh well, Buck J Freeman won the triple crown on the hitting side and took the MVP and Steve D Barber was ROY, so they did OK, plus they won the most important prize of all: the World Series. In fact, it was eerily reminiscent of your 1984 Tigers David Watts. 1st place in the AL by 19 games, and an 8-1 postseason while outscoring the poor Browns and Phillies by a combined score of 56-14. I've never seen anything like it that I can recall in this game. Throw in Rodrigo Lopez' 28 GS and 16-8 record (with a putrid 4.62 ERA), and the other two pitchers that picked up two starts without a decision, and you have a quintet that went 99-40 with 2 other starters with no record. I suppose that means the bullpen went 8-15, so they have something to improve on this offseason.

03-11-2017, 01:45 AM	#59
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,123	Don't get me wrong, I'm not turning over a new leaf re: pitcher wins or anything, but I just saw a quartet of starting pitchers that comes as close to Mike Cuellar (20-9, 3.08), Pat Dobson (20-8, 2.90), Jim Palmer (20-9, 2.68), and Dave McNally (21-5, 2.89), of the 1971 Orioles, as I have ever seen in OOTP (at least I think so). The 1971 Orioles starting quartet went 81-31 (.723) with a 2.89 ERA in 142 GS. Their quartet pulled this off in a run scoring environment of 3.89 runs per game across MLB and 3.87 runs per game in the AL (the NL slightly outscored the AL in RL 1971 MLB) Remember I don't manage any teams in this dynasty, so I didn't stack this team. The 1948 Athletics went 107-55 as a team in my random debut historical, scoring 841 runs and allowing 630 in a league where the run scoring environment was 4.33 runs per game across MLB and 4.49 in the AL. The interesting thing about this quartet of starters is that they are all left handed. They are: Jon Matlack (25-8, 3.24), Pete Dowling (20-8, 2.78), Eppa Rixey (20-7, 2.83), and Steve D Barber (18-9, 3.36). So this quartet went 83-32 (.722) with a 3.04 ERA in 132 GS. Given the difference in run scoring environments, it's quite possible this quartet had a better season, which is phenomenal when you think about it. Wow! Another interesting thing is that the Cy Young went to Corey Kluber, who played with both the Indians (64-98) and the Yankees (72-90) and went 21-10, 2.59 in 274.1 IP. Having a record like that on teams like that speaks volumes about the kind of season Kluber had. Had I been given more slots for Cy Young balloting, I would've gone: 1. Corey Kluber, 2. Jon Matlack, 3. Pete Dowling, 4. Eppa Rixey, 5. Mike Sirotka (another southpaw: 20-10, 3.00), 6. Steve D Barber, and 7. Phil Knell (yet another southpaw, it's a golden age for them and it's about to get better with Koufax: Knell went 17-14, 3.36), also of the Yankees. Four of the top six slots on one team, yet they don't get the award. Oh well, Buck J Freeman won the triple crown on the hitting side and took the MVP and Steve D Barber was ROY, so they did OK, plus they won the most important prize of all: the World Series. In fact, it was eerily reminiscent of your 1984 Tigers David Watts. 1st place in the AL by 19 games, and an 8-1 postseason while outscoring the poor Browns and Phillies by a combined score of 56-14. I've never seen anything like it that I can recall in this game. Throw in Rodrigo Lopez' 28 GS and 16-8 record (with a putrid 4.62 ERA), and the other two pitchers that picked up two starts without a decision, and you have a quintet that went 99-40 with 2 other starters with no record. I suppose that means the bullpen went 8-15, so they have something to improve on this offseason. Attached Images Last edited by actionjackson; 03-11-2017 at 02:05 AM.