20 Strikeouts in a Single Game? (need 1) Topic

Will any pitcher challenge Clemens/Wood/Scherzer for 20 SOs in a single game?

$125 million cap. Players and ballparks from 1960-2015. No Clones, DH, WW, Trades.

Team Hitters must have a combined MINIMUM of 1300 strikeouts.

Maximum On Base Percentage for all individual Hitters is .325.
Maximum Average for all individual Hitters is .250.

ALL pitchers must have a MINIMUM SO/9 of 9 strikeouts.

MLB 116598
9/2/2016 11:50 PM
Is it K/9 or K/9#. If it's not K/9# you're eliminating Dazzy Vance, Rube Waddell, etc? Of course, then you'd have to expand the eligible seasons.
9/3/2016 11:25 AM (edited)
K/9 only. Modern day flamethrowers. Maybe next season we can expand
9/3/2016 12:03 PM
I think in future seasons, I may have to even lower the average and on-base percentage to have legitimate chances at higher strikeout totals in the game
9/3/2016 12:03 PM
bump
9/8/2016 12:24 PM
Lower BA and OBP won't increase K's because bad hitters will be making outs in the field too. If you allow better hitters they'll get on base more instead of making outs in the field, leaving more opportunity to strike the next guy out. Also, by requiring cheap hitters you're leaving more budget to bury K's on the bench.
9/8/2016 11:40 PM
thanks, rbow. I will keep that in mind as we progress from season to season. I like the logic
9/9/2016 11:54 AM
I will play, but will need a reminder when you get close to filling to make my team
9/12/2016 12:21 AM
Sounds good, Spot. 11 in so far
9/12/2016 7:03 AM
Posted by rbow923 on 9/8/2016 11:40:00 PM (view original):
Lower BA and OBP won't increase K's because bad hitters will be making outs in the field too. If you allow better hitters they'll get on base more instead of making outs in the field, leaving more opportunity to strike the next guy out. Also, by requiring cheap hitters you're leaving more budget to bury K's on the bench.
I don't get it. We should pick better hitters because they'll get on base more, leading to more hitters coming up and...? Continuing to get on base more? I suppose a lineup of high-OBP Adam Dunns will eventually strikeout more than a lineup of terrible 70s hitters with tiny strikeout rates, but with these modern pitchers you'll burn through your starter before he can even get close to a high K count.
9/14/2016 11:44 AM
Bump
9/30/2016 7:58 PM
I'll join!
9/30/2016 8:55 PM
Interested for sure
10/1/2016 12:29 AM
sign me up
10/1/2016 3:02 PM
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