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

[unexpectedorc]

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

Can we see your new lineup/rotation now that you have made some transactions?

[windseer90]

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

Hahahaha... you lost to the Nationals also!

[highheatkingsb]

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

Yeah, pretty embarrassing, huh? I should've seen it coming, I always struggle against teams like that in any game. I just can't handle the pressure I guess when it comes to playing a team you know is below you. As far as the rotation/lineup, just insert Liz for Burres and insert Roberson with Jones' spot on the bench.

[orion523]

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

Yo,did you read that Todd Zuniga article about video game football on the front page of this site,it immediately reminded me of you,CowerPower,and Ninjamonkey and all the struggles we had with Madden last year.He really makes some fair points and the article is interesting,but he dosen't offer any solutions which is a bit curious to me but anyway,How bout' them Nationals!Yuck

[highheatkingsb]

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May 17th, 2008
Game: 44 of 162
Attendance: 37,423
Wind: S 3 mph

(9-34) @ (17-26)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

John Lannan Steve Trachsel 2-5 W-L 4-3 8.43 ERA 3.98

Orioles look for answers as Nats continue to become pests!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles once again fell flat at home tonight against their National League rival. Baltimore dropped their 4th consecutive game tonight as the Nationals jumped out early against O's starter Steve Trachsel. The Nats got 2 in the first inning off of a double by Willie Mo Pena followed by an RBI single by Elijah Dukes. The O's answered back and things started to look up for the struggling "Birds" when Aubrey Huff extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a 2-run home run off of John Lannan to even the game at 2-2 after the 1st inning. The Nationals got the next three runs of the ballgame until the bottom of the 6th, when Chris Roberson got his first RBI as an Oriole at the big league level to make it a 5-3 game. The O's loaded the bases in the 8th with 2 outs, but Melvin Mora lined out to 2nd base to end the rally. Chad Cordero once again slammed the door shut in the 9th to give Washington a rare 2-game winning streak and a chance to sweep the Orioles tomorrow afternoon.

Line Score

Washington @ Baltimore (May 17th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington Nationals 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 10 0 Baltimore Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 14 0 WP - J. Lannan (3-5), LP - S. Trachsel (4-4), S - C. Cordero (2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Pena 2 (4), Guzman (12), Lopez (9)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Zimmerman (11), Pena 2 (13), Flores (14), Dukes (16)
SB - None

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Huff (6)
RBI - Huff 2 (23), Roberson (1)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Lannan (W, 3-5) 6.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
M. O'Connor (H, 2) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Rauch (H, 4) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
C. Cordero (S, 2) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

S. Trachsel (L, 4-4) 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
J. Walker 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
C. Ray 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Pena doubled to right center, Young scored (1-0)
Dukes singled to center, Pena scored (2-0)

Bottom 1st

Huff homered to left, Mora scored (2-2)

Top 3rd

Pena doubled to left, Lopez scored (3-2)

Top 5th

Flores singled to right, Langerhans scored (4-2)

Top 6th

Zimmerman singled to center, Guzman scored (5-2)

Bottom 6th

Roberson singled to right, Markakis scored (5-3)

Player of the Game


John Lannan was effective enough to earn his 3rd win of the season and take player of the game.
John went 6.0 IP and recorded 4 strikeouts in Washington's 5-3 victory over Baltimore tonight.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	28	17	-	W 1
	New York AL	27	18	1.0	W 1
	Toronto	26	19	2.0	W 1
	Tampa Bay	18	26	9.5	L 2
	Baltimore	17	27	10.5	L 4

International League (AAA)


(24-19) @ (25-18)

Norfolk Tides	8	20	2
Richmond Braves	4	5	0

Record: (25-19)
Place: T-1st (0.0 games up)
Streak (Won 4)

Eastern League (AA)

(21-19) @ (22-19)

Connecticut Defenders	1	4	2
Bowie Baysox	4	8	0

Record (24-19)
Place: 1st (1.0 games up)
Streak: Won 5

[Marino]

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

well...time for the youth movement

[highheatkingsb]

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

well...time for the youth movement

LOL!!! Seeing both of the farm clubs are in first, maybe it is.

[highheatkingsb]

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

News From Around The League
May 17th, 2008


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[highheatkingsb]

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MLB Morning News

May 18th, 2008

And The Streak Continues!!!!!



Dodgers win streak at 6 after they beat the Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

On the road, under the lights, and playing an interleague game? No big deal for the Dodgers, who were on the winning end of a 7-3 decision over the Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Matt Kemp provided the offense, collecting 3 hits -- including a home run -- and 3 RBI's. Derek Lowe went the first 6 innings, allowing 3 runs and 7 hits, good enough to win his 5th in a row and 6th of the season.

The Dodgers can sweep the series with a win today at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, where D.J. Houlton (1-1, 6.94) and John Lackey (3-3, 4.18) are the projected starters. Andre Ethier looks to build on his 15-game hitting streak.

[highheatkingsb]

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

May 18th, 2008
Game: 45 of 162
Attendance: 36,269
Wind: SE 3 mph

(10-34) @ (17-27)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Joel Hanrahan Garrett Olson 1-2 W-L 2-5 3.15 ERA 4.53

Orioles avoid sweep behind Olson's gem!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles avoided a sweep at the hands of the Nationals this afternoon behind Garrett Olson, who earned his 3rd straight victory by pitching 7 phenomenal innings, giving up only 1 run on 5 hits. The game was tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the 4th inning when Nick Markakis finally broke through with a 2-run home into the stacked bullpens in left centerfield, a part of a 3 for 4 night for Nick, to push the lead to 3-1. That would be it for the scoreboard the rest of the night, as the "Birds" setup man Chad Bradford and closer George Sherrill were perfect again, slamming the door shut and salvaging the finale for Baltimore. The O's pulled into a tie with the Rays for 4th place in the division as they have an off day tomorrow before a 13 game span against rivals New York, Tampa Bay, and Boston.

Line Score

Washington @ Baltimore (May 18th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington Nationals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 10 0 WP - G. Olson (3-5), LP - J. Hanrahan (1-3), S - G. Sherrill (12)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Langerhans (6)
3B - Lopez (2)
HR - None
RBI - Lopez (20)
SB - None

2B - Quiroz (2)
3B - None
HR - Markakis (3)
RBI - Markakis 2 (19), Bynum (6)
SB - Bynum (5)

Pitching Summary



J. Hanrahan (L, 1-3) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's
M. O'Connor 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's

G. Olson (W, 3-5) 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's, 2 WP
C. Bradford (H, 12) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
G. Sherrill (S, 12) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Top 3rd

Lopez tripled to right, Langerhans scored (1-0)

Bottom 3rd

Bynum singled to first, Quiroz scored (1-1)

Bottom 4th

Markakis homered to left center, Scott scored (3-1)

Player of the Game


Garrett Olson pitched a gem this afternoon in the finale against the Nationals.
Garrett earned his 3rd victory of the year by going 7.0 IP, allowing only 5 hits and recorded 6
strikeouts as the "Birds" were victorious by a score of 3-1.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	29	17	-	W 2
	New York AL	27	19	2.0	L 1
	Toronto	26	20	3.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	18	27	10.5	L 3
	Baltimore	18	27	10.5	W 1

International League (AAA)


(25-19) @ (25-19)

Norfolk Tides	3	8	0
Richmond Braves	4	6	1

Record: (25-20)
Place: 2nd (1.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(21-21) @ (24-19)

Connecticut Defenders	8	8	3
Bowie Baysox	5	8	0

Record (24-20)
Place: T-1st (0.0 games up)
Streak: (Loss 1)

[highheatkingsb]

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

Hey guys, in something non-related to my dynasty going on here, I've added a poll to get some opinions on what dynasties you would like to see me adventure upon the most this fall. I'll probably be getting all 3 games, along with Fable II and Infinite Undiscovery mixed in there, but I'm going to wait until all the patches and sliders for the NCAA/Madden games. I'm really looking forward to the NHL 09 game the most. Please feel free to vote, but please don't reply in this thread on your vote unless it's thrown in there with something related to my baseball dynasty. Of course, this baseball one will run until MLB 09 comes around as well. Thanks again for all your support guys.

[highheatkingsb]

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

News From Around The League
May 18th, 2008


Trade



- The Brewers Trade (3B) Bill Hall And (RP) Derrick Turnbow To The Phillies For (RP) Joe Bisenius And (CF) Jayson Werth.

[highheatkingsb]

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

Promotion News From Around The League
May 18th, 2008




- Called Up (CP) Eric Gagne From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Called Up (C) Lou Palmisano From (AA) Huntsville To (AAA) Nashville.

- Sent Down (C) Vinny Rottino From (AAA) Nashville To (AA) Huntsville.




- Called Up (C) Jorge Posada From (AAA) Scranton/WB To (MLB) New York.

- Sent Down (C) Chad Moeller From (MLB) New York To (AAA) Scranton/WB.




- Called Up (2B) Greg Veloz From (AA) Binghamton To (AAA) New Orleans.

- Sent Down (2B) Anderson Hernandez From (AAA) New Orleans To (AA) Binghamton.




- Called Up (RP) Peter Moylan From (AAA) Richmond To (MLB) Atlanta.

- Sent Down (RP) Chris Resop From (MLB) Atlanta to (AAA) Richmond.




- Called Up (CF) Geraldo Valentin From (AA) NW Arkansas To (AAA) Omaha.

- Sent Down (3B) Marion Lisson From (AAA) Omaha To (AA) NW Arkansas.




- Called Up (2B) Peter Ramos From (AA) Reading To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Sent Down (SS) Carlos Leon From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (AA) Reading.




- Called Up (CF) Jay Bruce From (AAA) Louisville To (MLB) Cincinnati.

- Sent Down (CF) Ryan Freel From (MLB) Cincinnati To (AAA) Louisville.




- Called Up (SP) Scott Feldman From (AA) Frisco To (AAA) Oklahoma.

- Sent Down (SP) Kasey Kiker From (AAA) Oklahoma To (AA) Frisco.




- Called Up (2B) Tony Thomas From (AAA) Iowa To (MLB) Chicago.

- Sent Down (SS) Ronny Cedeno From (MLB) Chicago To (AAA) Iowa.




- Called Up (SP) Yoslan Herrera From (AAA) Indianapolis To (MLB) Pittsburgh.

- Sent Down (SP) Mike Thompson From (MLB) Pittsburgh To (AAA) Indianapolis.

- Called Up (C) Ryan Doumit From (AA) Altoona To (AAA) Indianapolis.

- Sent Down (C) Andrew Walker From (AAA) Indianapolis To (AA) Altoona.




- Called Up (CF) Desmond Jennings From (AA) Montgomery To (AAA) Durham.

- Sent Down (LF) Justin Ruggiano From (AAA) Durham To (AA) Montgomery.




- Called Up (RF) Timo Perez From (AAA) Toledo To (MLB) Detroit.

- Sent Down (RF) Matt Joyce From (MLB) Detroit To (AA) Toledo.




- Called Up (LF) Joe Gaetti From (AA) Tulsa To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Sent Down (RF) Justin Nelson From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (AA) Tulsa.




- Called Up (SP) Nick Blackburn From (AAA) Rochester To (MLB) Minnesota.

- Sent Down (SP) Livan Hernandez From (MLB) Minnesota To (AAA) Rochester.




- Called Up (RF) Peter Bourjos From (AA) Arkansas To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Sent Down (SS) Hainley Statia From (AAA) Salt Lake To (AA) Arkansas.




- Called Up (SP) Jake Peavy From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Sent Down (SP) Josh Banks From (MLB) San Diego to (AAA) Portland.

- Called Up (2B) Seth Johnston From (AA) San Antonio To (AAA) Portland.

- Sent Down (2B) Edgar Gonzalez From (AAA) Portland To (AA) San Antonio.




- Called Up (RF) Clay Timpner From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (RF) John Bowker From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.

- Called Up (RP) Henry Sosa From (AA) Connecticut To (AAA) Fresno.

- Sent Down (RP) Alex Hinshaw From (AAA) Fresno To (AA) Connecticut.




- Called Up (SS) Robert Hudson From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Sent Down (LF) Javier Herrera From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.




- Called Up (RF) Austin Kearns From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Sent Down (RF) Tommy Murphy From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.

- Called Up (SP) Josh Smoker From (AA) Harrisburg To (AAA) Columbus.

- Sent Down (SP) Garrett Mock From (AAA) Columbus To (AA) Harrisburg.

- Sent Down (RF) Elijah Dukes From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.

[highheatkingsb]

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

MLB Morning News

May 19th, 2008

Giants Drop Ace Right-Hander!!!!!



The Giants get the best of Jose Contreras.

In what turned out to be a close game, the Giants pushed just enough runs across against the White Sox to claim a 5-3 victory at home. Fred Lewis knocked in 2 runs, going 2 for 3 on the day with a home run. Adam Cowart was effective enough to earn his 1st win of the season, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings.

The Giants travel to Colorado for the first game of a 9-game road trip, with Tim Lincecum (3-2, 2.65) scheduled to go up against Franklin Morales (0-1, 3.00) tonight at Coors Field. Dan Ortmeier looks to build on his 10-game hitting streak.

[highheatkingsb]

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

OK, I was talking to a friend of mine at work at what I should do involving the promotions on my team. I didn't want to effect my Orioles club as much as I want players moving throughout the AA-AAA level. So he gave me a formula he uses for his sports games and suggested this. I will be using this for here on out.

Promotions

(All Fielders/Relivers must have played 1/3 of games at that level and Starters must have pitched at least 2/3 of minimal starts in a 5 man rotation.)

AA-AAA

10th of each month - send a fielder up/down based on average.

20th of each month - send a relief pitcher up/down based on ERA.

1st of each month - send a starter up/down based on ERA.

MLB/AAA

At the 40, 80, 120 game mark, a fielder, reliever and starter will be moved up/down to the big squad based on average, ERA, and Win/Loss record respectively.