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Looks like complete games are way too common, a problem Ive encountered too. I know that in the early days it was usual to have a starter go 9 innings most of the time, but looking just at these samples I would have to say that this is still an area of concern.
I mean, realistically, the stress on pitchers' arms would seem to cause significant injury increases, as well as impacting offenses as fatigue reduced effectiveness. Instead, we get 20 year careers that are so over-inflated that any semblance of realism is destroyed.
Baseball is all about maintaining the delicate balance between pitcher and hitter, offense and defense; perturb that balance, be it with steroids, aluminum bats, or untiring pitchers and the game you get is not what I would call a realistic simulation. The uproar over aging arcs and doofus AI moves is merely reflective of the need for accuracy in achieving balance and believability in a game using 1's and 2's to imitate life. It would appear there is still work ahead for the crew.
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