Historical pitching staffs

damonrusst · 02-01-2008, 09:27 PM

So I started my league in 1929 and noticed that every team carries only 5 SP, 1 MR, and 1 CL. I'm assuming this is because that's how it was done back then. Can anyone confirm this for me?

Anyway, I feel like I am cheating by carrying more than this number of pitchers. all I need to do is get deep into their bullpen in the first game of a series and I can usually sweep them.

Am I defying historical precedent here or is there just some setting I'm unaware of that's making this happen?

Any advice would be appreciated.

1998 Yankees · 02-02-2008, 09:17 AM

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pitcher - scroll down to "Historical Usage."

According to this source, you are 10 years before the time that "full-time relief pitchers became common." I would play by house rules that reflect the times if that is the case in your game.

However, if this is a fictional game that you just chose to date as 1929, I know of no reason why the game would be aware of this historical fact. Of course, if you are playing somebody's quickstart, then that would be the answer perhaps.

02-01-2008, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
damonrusst Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 154	Historical pitching staffs So I started my league in 1929 and noticed that every team carries only 5 SP, 1 MR, and 1 CL. I'm assuming this is because that's how it was done back then. Can anyone confirm this for me? Anyway, I feel like I am cheating by carrying more than this number of pitchers. all I need to do is get deep into their bullpen in the first game of a series and I can usually sweep them. Am I defying historical precedent here or is there just some setting I'm unaware of that's making this happen? Any advice would be appreciated.

02-02-2008, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium Posts: 5,407	http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pitcher - scroll down to "Historical Usage." According to this source, you are 10 years before the time that "full-time relief pitchers became common." I would play by house rules that reflect the times if that is the case in your game. However, if this is a fictional game that you just chose to date as 1929, I know of no reason why the game would be aware of this historical fact. Of course, if you are playing somebody's quickstart, then that would be the answer perhaps. __________________ The 1998 Yankees are considered to be among the The Best Major League Baseball Teams Ever From 1902-2005 by Baseball Almanac. They were 68-20 at home that year (including playoffs and World Series) in the original Yankee Stadium (1923-2008), "Where Players Became Legends."

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