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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
A. The 2005 NL, which had an ERA of around 4, had Clemens sporting the sub-2.00 ERA. The '94 NL, which had a much higher league ERA, witnessed Greg Maddux's 1.56. So it's not completely out of bounds to have a guy or two with a sub-2.00 ERA even in leagues where the overall ERA is higher. Now, if you have 4 or 5 guys like that year after year after year, that's another story, but...
B. Is it the same guy doing it every year? One of the cool things about OOTP is that occasionally you'll get a guy who will absolutely dominate the league, as in a pitcher who can post deadball era type stats in the 90s a la the two guys listed above, or a guy who can hit .320 with 30 homers in the late 60s. This can also be a factor.
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As far as A) goes... yes, a couple guys every year and often four or five.
In fact, in these three leagues, there is no elite pitcher who doesn't have a sub 2.00 season or FIVE.
Also, it's basically a pre-req that to win the Cy Young you have to have an ERA around 1.80 or below.
Something's not right since SkyDog said he simmed with these settings and got like 10 of these seasons over the course of 100 years. I'm getting at least one every year.