Highheat's Orioles (MLB "The Show" '08) Final Attempt!!!!

[highheatkingsb]

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I just wanted to say that I've been a long, long time follower, but I just finally joined, thinkin of doin on of these meself. I loooove the Orioles, and this franchise is pretty awesome, keep up the good work!

Thanks for following man. Good to see a new member come to OS. If you do a franchise, I'll be sure to check it out.

[milkman41]

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Thanks for following man. Good to see a new member come to OS. If you do a franchise, I'll be sure to check it out.

Thanks man, this is a great franchise, I'm gonna start one with the Mariners since they're pretty lousy, wait til you see who is the new GM!

[doncoryell]

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I am still following as well, just haven't been posting.

I think that once a week (game time wise) after the game on Sunday would be good enough for the stats leaders.

There's no need for you to go overboard a little, like me, as far as the O's stats are concerned. Mine are more comprehensive and almost in the same format as Sports Weekly.

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May 8th, 2008
Game: 37 of 162
Attendance: 30,196
Wind: N 7 mph

(14-22) @ (18-16)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Daniel Cabrera Brett Tomko 4-2 W-L 2-2 3.79 ERA 3.22

The Butler Did It!!!!! Royals walk off in dramatic fashion!!!!!

Kansas City, MO - Kansas City jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 4th inning against Orioles' starter Daniel Cabrera. Jose Guillen drove in his 33rd RBI of the season with a double down the line in left field to plate Mark Grudzielanek and then later scored on a wild pitch by Cabrera. The third run of the inning then came on a 2 out RBI single by David DeJesus that drove in Ross Gload. The Royals couldn't hold the 3-0 advantage as the O's stormed back in the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings to capture the lead with clutch 2-out hitting. Despite the "Birds" pounding out 17 hits on the evening, fate would not be on Baltimore's side when the Royals got an unlikely hero in the form Billy Butler. With one out in the 9th and Ross Gload at 1st, Butler took an 0-1 fastball from O's closer George Sherrill over the fence in left field to set off pandemonium at Kauffman Stadium and giving the Royals a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Orioles. Both teams resume the series tomorrow night.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Kansas City (May 8th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 17 0 Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 WP - Y. Yabuta (3-2), LP - G. Sherrill (1-1)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Mora (8)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Roberts (9), Huff (18), Cintron (7), Bynum (1)
SB - Mora (8), Bynum (4)

2B - Guillen (10)
3B - None
HR - Butler (1)
RBI - DeJesus (15), Guillen (33), Butler 2 (18)
SB - Guillen (1)

Pitching Summary



D. Cabrera 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K's
D. Sarfate (H, 3) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
C. Bradford (H, 10) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
G. Sherrill (L, 1-1) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

B. Tomko 5.2 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's
R. Mahay 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
J. Gobble 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Y. Yabuta (W, 3-2) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 4th

Guillen doubled to left, Grudzielanek scored (1-0)
Guillen scored on a wild pitch (2-0)
DeJesus singled to center, Gload scored (3-0)

Top 5th

Huff singled to right, Roberts scored (3-1)

Top 6th

Bynum singled to left, Cintron scored (3-2)
Roberts singled to center, Quiroz scored (3-3)

Top 7th

Cintron singled to center, Markakis scored (4-3)

Bottom 9th

Butler homered to left, Gload scored (5-4)

Player of the Game


Billy Butler was the hero tonight as he hit a walkoff 2-run home run in
the 9th off of Orioles closer George Sherrill to give the hometown
Royals a 5-4 dramatic victory.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	24	13	-	W 2
	New York AL	22	14	1.5	L 1
	Toronto	20	16	3.5	L 1
	Tampa Bay	16	19	7.0	W 1
	Baltimore	14	23	10.0	L 1

International League (AAA)


(16-18) @ (19-15)

Louisville Bats	9	16	0
Norfolk Tides	5	7	1

Record: (19-16)


Eastern League (AA)

(18-16) @ (23-9)

Bowie Baysox	1	7	0
New Britain Rock Cats	3	8	0

Record (18-17)

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News From Around The League
May 8th, 2008




- Called Up (RF) Shin-Soo Choo From (AAA) Buffalo To (MLB) Cleveland.

- Called Up (CF) Jose Costanza From (AA) Akron To (AAA) Buffalo.

- Called Up (RP) Jensen Lewis From (AAA) Buffalo To (MLB) Cleveland.

- Sent Down (RP) Scott Elarton From (MLB) Cleveland To (AAA) Buffalo.

- Called Up (RP) Tony Sipp From (AA) Akron To (AAA) Buffalo.

- Sent Down (RP) Juan Lara From (AAA) Buffalo To (AA) Akron.




- Called Up (RF) Jose Tabata From (AA) Trenton To (AAA) Scranton/WB.

- Sent Down (2B) Nick Green From (AAA) Scranton/WB To (AA) Trenton.




- Called Up (RP) Brian Rogers From (AAA) Indianapolis To (MLB) Pittsburgh.

- Sent Down (RP) Sean Burnett From (MLB) Pittsburgh To (AAA) Indianapolis.




- Called Up (SP) Kevin Correia From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (SP) Barry Zito From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.

- Called Up (RP) Osiris Matos From (AA) Connecticut To (AAA) Fresno.

- Sent Down (RP) Keichi Yabu From (AAA) Fresno To (AA) Connecticut.




- Called Up (SP) Barry Enright From (AA) Mobile To (AAA) Tucson.

- Sent Down (SP) Matthew Torra From (AAA) Tucson to (AA) Mobile.




- Called Up (RP) Robert Swindle From (AA) Reading To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Sent Down (RP) Stephen Randolph From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (AA) Reading.




- Called Up (RP) Micah Bowie From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (MLB) Colorado.

- Sent Down (RP) Luis Vizcaino From (MLB) Colorado To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Called Up (SP) Xavier Cedeno From (AA) Tulsa To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Sent Down (SP) Josh Towers From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (AA) Tulsa.




- Called Up (3B) Allen Craig From (AA) Springfield To (AAA) Memphis.

- Sent Down (LF) Amaury Marti From (AAA) Memphis To (AA) Springfield.




- Called Up (3B) David Eckstein From (AAA) Syracuse To (MLB) Toronto.

- Sent Down (3B) Joe Inglett From (MLB) Toronto To (AAA) Syracuse.

- Called Up (2B) Juan Peralta From (AA) New Hampshire To (AAA) Syracuse.

- Sent Down (2B) Marcos Cabral From (AAA) Syracuse To (AA) New Hampshire.




- Called Up (SP) Chris Mason From (AAA) Durham To (MLB) Tampa Bay.

- Sent Down (SP) Matt Garza From (MLB) Tampa Bay To (AAA) Durham.

- Called Up (SS) Ronnie Merrill From (AA) Montgomery To (AAA) Durham.

- Sent Down (3B) Elliot Johnson From (AAA) Durham To (AA) Montgomery.




- Called Up (C) J.C. Boscan From (AA) Mississippi To (AAA) Richmond.

- Sent Down (C) Brayan Pena From (AAA) Richmond To (AA) Mississippi.




- Called Up (CF) Drew Macias From (AA) San Antonio To (AAA) Portland.

- Sent Down (1B) Brian Myrow From (AAA) Portland To (AA) San Antonio.




- Called Up (RP) Mitch Stetter From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Sent Down (RP) Guillermo Mota From (MLB) Milwaukee To (AAA) Nashville.




- Called Up (SP) John Danks From (AAA) Charlotte To (MLB) Chicago.

- Sent Down (SP) Jose Contreras From (MLB) Chicago To (AAA) Charlotte.




- Called Up (SS) Adam Everett From (AAA) Rochester To (MLB) Minnesota.

- Sent Down (2B) Alexi Casilla From (MLB) Minnesota To (AAA) Rochester.

- Called Up (SP) Oswaldo Sosa From (AA) New Britain To (AAA) Rochester.

- Sent Down (SP) Ryan Mullins From (AAA) Rochester To (AA) New Britain.




- Called Up (RF) Victor Diaz From (AAA) Round Rock To (MLB) Houston.

- Sent Down (CF) Michael Bourn From (MLB) Houston To (AAA) Round Rock.

- Called Up (SP) Bud Norris From (AA) Corpus Christi To (AAA) Round Rock.

- Sent Down (SP) Felipe Paulino From (AAA) Round Rock To (AA) Corpus Christi.




- Called Up (RP) Chris Booker From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Sent Down (RP) Charlie Manning From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.

- Called Up (RP) Brad Peacock From (AA) Harrisburg To (AAA) Columbus.

- Sent Down (SP) Jeff Ullman From (AAA) Columbus To (AA) Harrisburg.




- Called Up (SP) Eric Hurley From (AAA) Oklahoma To (MLB) Texas.

- Sent Down (SP) Doug Mathis From (MLB) Texas To (AAA) Oklahoma.

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MLB Morning News

May 9th, 2008

Boston Pulls Off Late Rally!!!!!



Tigers can't hold late lead, lose to Red Sox.

Last night the Red Sox and Tigers logged some overtime, as the Red Sox finally won 8-5 in 10 innings, with a crowd of 39,896 on hand at Comerica Park. Manny Ramirez was clutch for the club, going 2 for 2 and driving in 1 run. It was a "quality start" for Daisuke Matsuzaka, who allowed 3 runs in 6 innings, but it was also a no-decision for him, as he was long gone when the game was decided. Jonathan Papelbon ended up being the victor, eschewing his usual "S" for a "W," his 1st of the season.

Tonight the Red Sox are in Minnesota opening the series with Tim Wakefield (4-1, 3.64) opposing Glen Perkins (2-3, 3.81) and the Twins.

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May 9th, 2008
Game: 38 of 162
Attendance: 31,365
Wind: E 7 mph

(14-23) @ (19-16)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Brian Burres Gil Meche 0-5 W-L 0-3 6.20 ERA 7.19

Orioles' offense provides a "Royal" performance to even series!!!!!

Kansas City, MO - Something had to give tonight in Kansas City as both starters came into the game with a combined record of 0-8 on the season. The Orioles set the pace in the top of the 2nd inning. Freddie Bynum, who is becoming the everyday starting center fielder for the Orioles delivered a single to left field to score Nick Markakis to begin the scoring tonight. Brian Roberts then out hustled a potential inning ending double play ball to allow the second run of the inning to cross and give the O's an early 2-0 lead. After the Royals cut the lead in half in the bottom of the 2nd, the "Birds" would put together a huge 4-run 3rd inning that chased Royals' starter Gil Meche from the ballgame, eventually leading to his 4th loss of the season. In the inning, the O's got RBI's from Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar, then a 2 out double down the line in left from Freddie Bynum again, who would then score the final run of the inning off a single from Alex Cintron to put the O's out to a commanding 6-1 lead. With the O's leading 6-2, Bynum would sacrifice home Kevin Millar to put a cap on the scoreboard for the evening. Brian Burres finally picked up his 1st win of the season with a perfomance fit for a king. Brian went 8.2 innings and came within one out of delivering a complete game. Jamie Walker came in to get Alex Gordon to pop out to Melvin Mora to end the game and tying the series at one game each. The series will continue tomorrow night as the O's send veteran Steve Trachsel to the hill.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Kansas City (May 9th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 15 1 Kansas City Royals 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 WP - B. Burres (1-5), LP - G. Meche (0-4)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Scott (6), Bynum (2)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Roberts (10), Markakis (16), Cintron (8), Bynum 3 (4), Millar (13)
SB - None

2B - Guillen (11), Teahen (11), Buck (3)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Guillen (34), Teahen (19)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



B. Burres (W, 1-5) 8.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
J. Walker 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP

G. Meche (L, 0-4) 3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
L. Nunez 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
J. Peralta 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
Y. Yabuta 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Top 2nd

Bynum singled to left, Markakis scored (1-0)
Roberts grounded out into a fielder's choice (5,4), Millar scored (2-0)

Bottom 2nd

Teahen flied out to center, Buck scored (2-1)

Top 3rd

Markakis grounded out to second, Huff scored (3-1)
Millar flied out to right, Scott scored (4-1)
Bynum doubled to left, R. Hernandez scored (5-1)
Cintron singled to left, Bynum scored (6-1)

Bottom 4th

Guillen doubled to left center, Buck scored (6-2)

Top 5th

Bynum flied out to center, Millar scored (7-2)

Player of the Game

Brian Burres pitched phenomenal tonight in Kansas City to earn his first victory of the year. Brian came within one out of a complete game as he went 8.2 IP, allowing only 2 runs on 8 hits in the Orioles 7-2 rout of the Royals.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	24	14	-	L 1
	New York AL	22	15	1.5	L 2
	Toronto	20	17	3.5	L 2
	Tampa Bay	16	20	7.0	L 1
	Baltimore	15	23	9.0	W 1

International League (AAA)


(19-16) @ (15-20)

Norfolk Tides	0	2	1
Pawtucket Red Sox	10	14	0

Record: (19-17)
Place: T-1st
Streak (Loss 3)

Eastern League (AA)

(18-17) @ (18-16)

Bowie Baysox	5	11	1
Portland Sea Dogs	7	10	2

Record (18-18)
Place: 3rd (2.5 games back)
Streak: Loss 9

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Major Statistic Leaders through May 9th, 2008
(Minimum of 19 games played for hitting statistics)

Batting Average


Alex Cintron (.333)

Home Runs


Ramon Hernandez (8)

Luke Scott (8)

Runs Batted In


Luke Scott (27)

Earned Run Average (Starters)


Daniel Cabrera (3.88)

Earned Run Average (Relievers)


Chad Bradford (1.68)

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News From Around The League
May 9th, 2008




- Called Up (3B) Allen Craig From (AAA) Memphis To (MLB) St. Louis.




- Called Up (RP) David Riske From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Called Up (RP) Richie Gardner From (AA) Huntsville To (AAA) Nashville.

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MLB Morning News

May 10th, 2008

3000 K's For Smoltz!!!!!



John Smoltz and his teammates can't prevail, but he picks up career whif number 3000 in loss.

The Pirates won a close contest with the Braves last night -- the final score was 2-1 -- before a crowd of 28,267 at PNC Park. Giving the offense a mild boost was Zach Duke, who went 2 for 3 on the day. Zach Duke pitched a solid 7 frames, giving up 1 run and 5 hits to earn a quality start, his 3rd of the season, but he was unable to get the win. Franquelis Osoria needed only 1 inning of work to get the win, his 2nd of the season, in relief of starter Zach Duke.

Game 2 of the series is tonight, as Tom Gorzelanny (4-1, 4.90) will go for the Pirates against the Braves' Tim Hudson (4-1, 2.62). Yunel Escobar hopes to add to his 11-game hitting streak.

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Update to Franchise:

Finally found something comfortable with the daily stat leaders and added them in another post. Also, I added place in standings and win/loss streak (L9 for Bowie ) to the game recap pages.

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May 10th, 2008
Game: 39 of 162
Attendance: 28,813
Wind: NW 4 mph

(15-23) @ (19-17)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Steve Trachsel Brian Bannister 3-3 W-L 3-1 4.82 ERA 2.67

Orioles staff delivers shutout as offense continues to feast on Royals pitching!!!!!

Kansas City, MO - The Orioles jumped out of the gate early tonight against Royals' starter Brian Bannister and put on another great offensive display to capture their 4th win in 5 games to get them back to .500 for the month of May. It didn't take long for Luke Scott to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, as Luke started the scoring in the very 1st inning. With 2 outs, Scott delivered his 9th home run of the season over the wall in right center field to score Aubrey Huff and push the "Birds" out to a 2-0 lead. The very next inning, Freddie Bynum continued to show why he has secured the center field starting role by delivering an RBI single to left field. That was then followed by a 1 out 2 RBI single by Brian Roberts after a wild pitch got Millar and Bynum onto 2nd and 3rd. Brian then added one more RBI in the 9th inning to complete the scoring for the night as Steve Trachsel delivered a masterpiece by going 8.2 IP without allowing a run. Steve had the opportunity to secure a complete game shutout before Mike Moustakas delivered a 2 out single in the 9th that pushed Steve to his limit. Greg Aquino then came in and got the final out of the night to give the Orioles a dominating 6-0 win and guarantee at least a split in the series that ends tomorrow night before an off day for the "Birds".

Line Score

Baltimore @ Kansas City (May 10th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 WP - S. Trachsel (4-3), LP - B. Bannister (3-2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - None
3B - None
HR - Scott (9)
RBI - Roberts 3 (13), Scott 2 (29), Bynum (5)
SB - Mora (9)

2B - Teahen (12)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - None
SB - None

Pitching Summary



S. Trachsel (W, 4-3) 8.2 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
G. Aquino 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP

B. Bannister (L, 3-2), 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's, 1 WP
Y. Yabuta 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's, 1 WP
R. Ramirez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Scott homered to right center, Huff scored (2-0)

Top 2nd

Bynum singled to left, R. Hernandez scored (3-0)
Roberts singled to center, Millar and Bynum scored (5-0)

Top 9th

Roberts grounded out to second, Millar scored (6-0)

Player of the Game


Veteran right-hander Steve Trachsel delivered a
masterpiece tonight going 8.2 IP, allowing only
6 hits and striking out 3 batters as the Orioles
rolled over Kansas City 6-0 at Kauffman Stadium.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	25	14	-	W 1
	New York AL	23	15	1.5	W 1
	Toronto	21	17	3.5	W 1
	Tampa Bay	17	20	7.0	W 1
	Baltimore	16	23	9.0	W 2

International League (AAA)



(19-17) @ (16-20)

Norfolk Tides	2	7	1
Pawtucket Red Sox	7	11	1

Record: (19-18)
Place: 3rd (1.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 4)

Eastern League (AA)

(18-18) @ (19-16)

Bowie Baysox	2	8	1
Portland Sea Dogs	1	8	1

Record (19-18)
Place: 3rd (2.5 games back)
Streak: Won 1

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Major Statistic Leaders through May 10th, 2008
(Minimum of 20 games played for hitting statistics)

Batting Average


Alex Cintron (.345)

Home Runs


Luke Scott (9)

Runs Batted In


Luke Scott (29)

Earned Run Average (Starters)


Daniel Cabrera (3.88)

Earned Run Average (Relievers)


Chad Bradford (1.68)

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News From Around The League
May 10th, 2008




- Called Up (SP) Jason Jennings From (AAA) Oklahoma To (MLB) Texas.




- Sent Down (SP) Jake Westbrook From (MLB) Cleveland To (AAA) Buffalo.

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MLB Morning News

May 11th, 2008

Blue Jays Win Tight Game!!!!!



Blue Jays edge Indians in nail-biter.

The victorious Blue Jays tallied just enough runs, winning 6-4 to secure a road victory against the Indians yesterday. Shannon Stewart went 4 for 5 and drove in 1 run to spur the club to victory. Dustin McGowan was effective enough to earn his 3rd win of the season, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits over 6.2 innings.

The series continues with a day game this afternoon, as the visiting Blue Jays give the ball to Shaun Marcum (3-2, 4.32), who will be opposed by the Indians' Fausto Carmona (1-0, 1.97).