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Originally Posted by pstrickert
Part of the fun of single-season historical replays is being able to "drop in" and immediately recognize it. If I "drop in" to the 1982 season, I'll expect to see (when I face Milwaukee) Molitor, Yount, and Cooper at the top of the batting order. I'll expect to face Vuckovich or Haas or Caldwell in a key, late-season series. But if the AI (not beholden to as-played lineups, for example) establishes the rotation, it may drop one of these pitchers out of the rotation. Why? Because the expected ERA for Caldwell, for example, may be 0.05 higher than Jerry Augustine. So, the AI will swap Augustine for Caldwell in the rotation. It may "make sense" to the AI, but -- multiplied enough times -- this kind of move begins to ruin the enjoyment of replaying a historical season.
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The last sentence is part of why I find the philosophical question of what historical leagues should be an interesting one to consider. I think I would tend to agree with your view.
Another interesting thing is, with Retrosheet putting up ever more seasons' worth of boxscores and play-by-play data, the ability to have historically correct starting line ups and player usage for nearly every game in a season is only growing.
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