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

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Promotion News From Around The League
June 4th, 2008




- Called Up (SS) Ozzie Chavez From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Sent Down (SS) Brent Brewer From (MLB) Milwaukee To (AAA) Nashville.




- Called Up (RP) Troy Cate From (AAA) Sacramento To (MLB) Oakland.

- Sent Down (RP) Henry Rodriguez From (MLB) Oakland To (AAA) Sacramento.




- Called Up (RP) Casey Weathers From (AA) Tulsa To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Sent Down (RP) Chris George From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (AA) Tulsa.




- Called Up (RP) Henry Sosa From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (RP) Jesse Foppert From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.

- Called Up (SP) Dave McKae From (AA) Connecticut To (AAA) Fresno.

- Sent Down (SP) Russ Ortiz From (AAA) Fresno To (AA) Connecticut.




- Called Up (CF) Fernando Martinez From (AA) Binghamton To (AAA) New Orleans.

- Sent Down (CF) Brady Clark From (AAA) New Orleans To (AA) Binghamton.




- Called Up (SP) Douglas Fister From (AA) West Tenn To (AAA) Tacoma.

- Sent Down (SP) Marwin Vega From (AAA) Tacoma To (AA) West Tenn.




- Called Up (2B) Adam Morrissey From (AAA) Salt Lake To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (2B) Howie Kendrick From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Called Up (RP) Stephen Marek From (AA) Arkansas To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Sent Down (RP) Rafael Rodriguez From (AAA) Salt Lake To (AA) Arkansas.




- Called Up (SP) Josh Banks From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Sent Down (SP) Wade LeBlanc From (MLB) San Diego To (AAA) Portland.




- Called Up (CF) Tyler Colvin From (AA) Tennessee To (AAA) Iowa.

- Sent Down (SP) Jeff Samardzija From (AAA) Iowa To (AA) Tennessee.




- Sent Down (RP) Rommie Lewis From (AAA) Norfolk To (AA) Bowie.

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MLB Morning News

June 5th, 2008

Cardinals Earn Tough Win!!!!!



Cardinals edge Nationals in nail-biter.

The Cardinals were in Washington last night, busy edging the Nationals 3-2 in a one-run contest played in front of 12,623 fans at Nationals Park. Juan Encarnacion picked up 1 RBI and went 1-for-1 on the day. Starter Adam Wainwright worked 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs and 8 hits, but he wasn't around when the game was decided, though he does record his 8th quality start of the season. Coming into a tie game, Ryan Franklin was able to snatch a win, his 7th of the season, pitching 1.1 innings in relief of Adam Wainwright.

The Cardinals can wrap up the sweep tonight at Nationals Park behind Todd Wellemeyer (5-2, 2.37), who's facing the Nationals' Shawn Hill (3-6, 4.75).

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Standings Through June 4th, 2008
(60 game mark for Orioles)

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	40	22	-	W 3
	New York AL	38	23	1.5	L 1
	Toronto	35	26	4.5	W 1
	Baltimore	24	36	15.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	23	37	16.0	L 2

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Detroit	36	24	-	L 1
	Chicago AL	30	30	6.0	W 1
	Cleveland	29	31	7.0	L 1
	Kansas City	27	33	9.0	L 1
	Minnesota	26	34	10.0	W 1

American League West
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Seattle	31	29	-	L 1
	Anaheim	27	34	4.5	W 1
	Oakland	26	34	5.0	W 1
	Texas	24	37	7.5	W 1

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York AL	38	23	-	L 1
	Toronto	35	26	3.0	W 1
	Chicago AL	30	30	7.5	W 1
	Cleveland	29	31	8.5	L 1
	Kansas City	27	33	10.5	L 1
	Anaheim	27	34	11.0	W 1

National League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York NL	41	19	-	L 1
	Philadelphia	39	22	2.5	W 2
	Atlanta	33	28	8.5	W 1
	Florida	28	31	12.5	L 1
	Washington	14	46	27.0	L 2

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	St Louis	37	24	-	W 3
	Pittsburgh	32	28	4.5	L 1
	Cincinnati	32	29	5.0	L 2
	Chicago NL	28	32	8.5	L 2
	Houston	28	32	8.5	W 1
	Milwaukee	27	33	9.5	W 4

National League West
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Los Angeles	35	24	-	W 2
	Arizona	33	27	2.5	L 4
	San Francisco	32	28	3.5	W 1
	San Diego	27	34	9.0	W 2
	Colorado	23	38	13.0	L 2

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Philadelphia	39	22	-	W 2
	Arizona	33	27	5.5	L 4
	Atlanta	33	28	6.0	W 1
	San Francisco	32	28	6.5	W 1
	Pittsburgh	32	28	6.5	L 1
	Cincinnati	32	29	7.0	L 2

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Team Rankings Through June 4th, 2008
(60 game mark for Orioles)

Batting Average
.268 (21st)

At-Bats
2117 (16th)

Runs
213 (28th)

Hits
567 (20th)

Doubles
79 (30th)

Triples
1 (30th)

Home Runs
47 (28th)

Runs Batted In
204 (29th)

Stolen Bases
54 (8th)

Caught Stealing
19 (17th)

Stolen Base %
.740 (6th)

Base On Balls
78 (30th)

Strikeouts
459 (28th)

Slugging %
.373 (28th)

On-Base %
.291 (30th)

Total Bases
789 (28th)

Plate Appearances
2216 (30th)

Double Plays
51 (T-27th)

Assists
650 (1st)

Put Outs
1601 (26th)

Errors
26 (T-2nd)

Fielding %
.989 (T-1st)

Earned Run Average
4.43 (21st)

Complete Games
1 (T-16th)

Shutouts
0 (T-21st)

Saves
18 (T-16th)

Blown Saves
5 (T-3rd)

Hits Allowed
549 (5th)

Runs Allowed
275 (18th)

Earned Runs Allowed
263 (20th)

Home Runs Allowed
78 (T-27th)

Base On Balls Allowed
120 (1st)

Strikeouts
309 (30th)

Win %
.400 (26th)

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Hitting Statistics through June 4th, 2008
(60 game mark for Orioles)

*****Hit By Pitch is included in walks*****

	G			AB		R			H		2B		3B		HR		RBI		BB		SO		SB		CS		SF		SH		OBP		SLG		OPS		AVG
3B M. Mora	60			254		27			61		11		0		7		21		7		66		13		4		1		0		.259		.366		.625		.240
RF N. Markakis	59			236		21			65		11		0		4		24		10		41		1		0		0		0		.304		.372		.677		.275
1B A. Huff	60			244		28			73		10		0		8		35		6		47		0		0		2		0		.313		.438		.752		.299
C R. Hernandez	55			201		25			54		5		0		8		19		10		38		0		0		2		0		.300		.412		.713		.268
LF L. Scott	54			217		22			66		11		0		10		34		5		49		0		0		0		0		.319		.493		.812		.304
1B K. Millar	59			229		23			63		8		1		5		22		6		51		0		0		1		0		.292		.384		.676		.275
2B B. Roberts	54			224		19			52		5		0		2		15		11		45		17		6		1		1		.265		.281		.547		.232
SS A. Cintron	46			166		20			53		3		0		2		10		7		30		4		2		1		3		.338		.373		.712		.319
CF J. Payton	28			88		4			17		4		0		1		6		5		21		1		2		0		1		.234		.272		.506		.193
SS L. Hernandez	22			66		8			14		0		0		0		3		4		19		4		1		1		2		.246		.212		.458		.212
RF C. Roberson	12			34		2			8		0		0		0		1		0		7		4		0		0		1		.228		.235		.463		.235
C G. Quiroz	14			46		2			10		2		0		0		1		3		15		0		0		1		0		.260		.260		.520		.217
LF F. Bynum	31			80		8			26		7		0		0		11		3		19		8		3		2		0		.341		.412		.753		.325

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Pitching Statistics through June 4th, 2008
(60 game mark for Orioles)

	W		L		S		BSV	HLD	G	QS		GS		CG	SHO	IP		H		R		ER		HR		BB		SO		WHIP		ERA
SP J. Guthrie	4		6		0		0	0	12	4		12		0	0	63.1		78		39		37		10		7		45		1.342		5.25
SP D. Cabrera	7		3		0		0	0	12	7		12		0	0	74.0		65		29		27		8		20		53		1.148		3.28
SP R. Liz	0		2		0		0	0	3	1		3		0	0	15.2		18		9		9		1		7		8		1.595		5.17
SP S. Trachsel	5		5		0		0	0	12	6		12		1	0	76.1		75		37		36		12		4		38		1.034		4.24
SP G. Olson	4		6		0		0	0	12	5		12		0	0	68.2		67		30		30		8		29		37		1.398		3.93
LRP J. Johnson	2		0		0		0	2	11	1		1		0	0	37.1		36		21		19		10		6		13		1.125		4.58
LRP M. Albers	0		0		0		0	0	8	0		0		0	0	22.1		27		14		14		6		10		9		1.656		5.64
MRP J. Walker	0		4		1		1	1	25	0		0		0	0	38.0		43		21		19		5		13		19		1.473		4.50
MRP D. Sarfate	0		2		0		0	4	22	0		0		0	0	33.2		37		16		15		5		8		25		1.336		4.00
MRP C. Ray	0		0		0		0	0	5	0		0		0	0	6.0		7		6		6		1		2		5		1.500		9.00
SU C. Bradford	0		0		0		0	16	18	0		0		0	0	16.2		6		2		2		1		1		9		.420		1.08
CP G. Sherrill	1		2		17		3	0	20	0		0		0	0	20.0		15		10		10		2		1		15		.800		4.50

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League Leaders through June 4th, 2008
(60 game mark for Orioles)




Batting Average

.346 .376
(LAA) Chone Figgins/Chipper Jones (ATL)


Hits

85 86
(DET) Magglio Ordonez/Dan Ortmeier (SFG)


At-Bats

264 257
(BOS) David Ortiz/Randy Winn (SF)


Doubles

25 24
(SEA) Yuniesky Betancourt/David Wright (NYM)


Triples

6 7
(SEA) Ichiro Suzuki/Andre Ethier (LAD)


Home Runs

16 18
(CLE) Travis Hafner/Conor Jackson (ARI)


Runs Batted In

54 58
(DET) Magglio Ordonez/Conor Jackson (ARI)


Runs Scored

46 47
(BOS) David Ortiz/Conor Jackson (ARI)


Stolen Bases

26 21
(LAA) Chone Figgins/Brian Bixler (PIT)


Base On Balls

36 48
(NYY) Bobby Abreu/Brian Giles (SDP)


Slugging Percentage

.600 .651
(BOS) Manny Ramirez/Lance Berkman (HOU)


OPS

1.012 1.063
(BOS) Manny Ramirez/Lance Berkman (HOU)


Wins

9 8
(DET) Justin Verlander/Ryan Madson (PHI)


Losses

2 0
(DET) Justin Verlander/Derek Lowe (LAD)


Saves

21 21
(NYY) Mariano Rivera/Takashi Saito (LAD)


Earned Run Average

2.00 1.60
(DET) Justin Verlander/Brad Penny (LAD)


Home Runs Allowed

2 1
(KCR) Brian Bannister/Micah Owings (ARI)


Shutouts

2 3
(CWS) Mark Buehrle/Brandon Webb (ARI)


Strikeouts

99 80
(BOS) Josh Beckett/Johan Santana (NYM)


Complete Games

2 3
(TOR) Shaun Marcum/Brandon Webb (ARI)


Innings Pitched

87.0 85.0
(BOS) Josh Beckett/Brandon Webb (ARI)


Walks Allowed

4 17
(BAL) Steve Trachsel/Tim Redding (WAS)


WHIP

.923 1.035
(TOR) Jesse Litsch/Brandon Webb (ARI)

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June 5th, 2008
Game: 61 of 162
Attendance: 35,739
Wind: 0 mph (domed stadium)

(24-36) @ (26-34)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jeremy Guthrie Philip Humber 4-6 W-L 2-3 5.25 ERA 5.53

Twins strike early to capture rubber game!!!!!

Minneapolis, MN - The Twins jumped out to an early 6-0 lead after just 2 innings and went on to capture the series tonight. Justin Morneau doubled twice and drove in 4 runs to lead the way for the Twins. Minnesota starter Phil Humber went 6.0 strong innings to earn his 3rd victory of the year to improve to 3-3. The O's despite getting the offense going with 11 hits, could only muster 2 runs on the evening. Freddie Bynum continued to stay hot going 2-for-3 with a triple on the night, but Melvin Mora continued to slump as he completed the series 0-for-12. The Orioles skipper promises some changes to the lineup as the "Birds" will fly from one dome to another as they continue their road trip north of the border in Toronto beginning tomorrow night.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Minnesota (June 5th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 0 Minnesota Twins 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 0 WP - P. Humber (3-3), LP - J. Guthrie (4-7), S - M. Guerrier (1)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - None
3B - Bynum (1)
HR - None
RBI - Cintron (11), Roberson (2)
SB - Cintron (5), Roberson (5)

2B - Morneau 2 (13)
3B - Monroe (1)
HR - None
RBI - Morneau 4 (33), Harris (22), Kubel (22), Monroe (22)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Guthrie (L, 4-7) 1.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
M. Albers 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
C. Ray 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
D. Sarfate 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

P. Humber (W, 3-3) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's
D. Reyes 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
M. Guerrier (S, 1) 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Morneau doubled to right, Mauer and Young scored (2-0)
Kubel singled to center, Morneau scored (3-0)

Bottom 2nd

Morneau doubled to left, Mauer and Young scored (5-0)
Monroe tripled to right center, Morneau scored (6-0)

Bottom 5th

Harris singled to center, Lamb scored (7-0)

Top 7th

Cintron singled to center, Bynum scored (7-1)

Top 9th

Roberson singled to center, Bynum scored (7-2)

Player of the Game

Twins starter Philp Humber went 6.0 innings and
struck out 5 Oriole hitters to improve his record
to 3-3 on the season as the Twins took the series
from Baltimore with a 7-2 victory at the Metrodome.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	40	23	-	L 1
	New York AL	38	24	1.5	L 2
	Toronto	36	26	3.5	W 2
	Tampa Bay	24	37	15.0	W 1
	Baltimore	24	37	15.0	L 2

International League (AAA)

(32-29) @ (29-32)

Norfolk Tides	3	7	1
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	5	10	2

Record: (32-30)
Place: 3rd (2.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 2)

Eastern League (AA)

(32-26) @ (30-30)

Reading Phillies	1	6	1
Bowie Baysox	0	7	0

Record (30-31)
Place: 4th (4.0 games back)

Streak: (Loss 3)

Statistic Leaders through June 5th

F. Bynum LF .333 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 10 Home Runs A. Huff 1B 35 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 17 Steals D. Cabrera SP 7 Wins D. Cabrera SP 3.28 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.08 ERA G. Sherrill CL 17 Saves D. Cabrera SP 53 Strike Outs D. Sarfate RP 25 Strike Outs

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twins are weak! :P

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twins are weak! :P

LOL!!! Yeah, unfortunately they are better than me, like most teams, but just gotta keep going at it. I see you're on a little mini roll with your Giants. Keep it up man, make September interesting.

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Promotion News From Around The League
June 5th, 2008




- Called Up (2B) Ryan Dent From (AA) Portland To (AAA) Pawtucket.

- Sent Down (2B) Joe Thurston From (AAA) Pawtucket To (AA) Portland.




- Called Up (SP) David Price From (AAA) Durham To (MLB) Tampa Bay.

- Sent Down (SP) Edwin Jackson From (MLB) Tampa Bay To (AAA) Durham.

- Called Up (RP) Wade Townsend From (AA) Montgomery To (AAA) Durham.

- Sent Down (RP) Grant Balfour From (AAA) Durham To (AA) Montgomery.




- Called Up (RP) Mike Gonzalez From (AAA) Richmond To (MLB) Atlanta.

- Sent Down (RP) Blaine Boyer From (MLB) Atlanta To (AAA) Richmond.

- Called Up (C) Brayan Pena From (AA) Mississippi To (AAA) Richmond.

- Sent Down (C) J.C. Boscan From (AAA) Richmond To (AA) Mississippi.




- Called Up (C) Paul Lo Duca From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Sent Down (C) Jesus Flores From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.




- Called Up (RF) Preston Wilson From (AAA) Memphis To (MLB) St. Louis.

- Sent Down (LF) Chris Duncan From (MLB) St. Louis To (AAA) Memphis.

- Called Up (RP) Ron Flores From (AAA) Memphis To (MLB) St. Louis.

- Sent Down (RP) Ryan Franklin From (MLB) St. Louis To (AAA) Memphis.




- Called Up (CF) Michael Bourn From (AAA) Round Rock To (MLB) Houston.

- Sent Down (RF) Eli Iorg From (MLB) Houston To (AAA) Round Rock.




- Called Up (2B) Russ Adams From (AA) New Hampshire To (AAA) Syracuse.




- Called Up (RP) Andrew Sisco From (AAA) Charlotte To (MLB) Chicago.

- Sent Down (RP) Joseph Torres From (MLB) Chicago To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Called Up (RP) Leroy Hunt From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Sent Down (RP) Nick Masset From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.




- Called Up (CF) Julio Borbon From (AA) Frisco To (AAA) Oklahoma.

- Sent Down (LF) Brandon Boggs From (AAA) Oklahoma To (AA) Frisco.




- Called Up (SP) Anthony Swarzak From (AA) New Britain To (AAA) Rochester.

- Sent Down (SP) Livan Hernandez From (AAA) Rochester To (AA) New Britain.




- Called Up (2B) Reegie Corona From (AA) Trenton To (AAA) Scranton/WB.




- Sent Down (SP) Jon Garland From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Salt Lake.

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MLB Morning News

June 6th, 2008

Cubs Win First Game Of Series!!!!!



Cubs pull out win on the road, take 1-0 series lead.

Last night the Cubs and Dodgers logged some overtime, as the Cubs finally won 8-3 in 11 innings, with a crowd of 56,173 on hand at Dodger Stadium. Kosuke Fukudome was a force offensively, going 3-for-6 with a home run and 3 RBI's to lead the charge. Carlos Zambrano pitched a solid 7 frames, giving up 3 runs and 7 hits to earn a quality start, his 7th of the season, but he was unable to get the win. Working in the extra frames, Michael Wuertz picked up the win, allowing no runs on no hits in 2 innings.

The Dodgers look to get back on track tonight in Game 2, and they'll have their best pitcher going -- Brad Penny (6-2, 1.60) -- while the Cubs will counter with Angel Guzman (1-1, 4.09). Aramis Ramirez looks to build on his 11-game hitting streak.

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With Bynum's average, you would think that his OBP would be much higher than it is.

Something just doesn't look right when Bynum, Cintron and Huff are hitting better than the "Golden Greek", Nick Markakis.

Daniel Cabrera and Steve Trachsel, amazing as it may seem, are having strong years for you so far, but trying to get to Sherrill looks to be a chore as it seems the pen is having an up-and-down season.

Do you expect changes, if any, as you get closer to the trade deadline at the end of next month?

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With Bynum's average, you would think that his OBP would be much higher than it is.

Something just doesn't look right when Bynum, Cintron and Huff are hitting better than the "Golden Greek", Nick Markakis.

Daniel Cabrera and Steve Trachsel, amazing as it may seem, are having strong years for you so far, but trying to get to Sherrill looks to be a chore as it seems the pen is having an up-and-down season.

Do you expect changes, if any, as you get closer to the trade deadline at the end of next month?

Yeah, Nick has been either hit or miss this year. I have some changes coming once he gets back in the lineup. I'm thinking of putting him in the 2 hole and dropping Mora to 6. He's still out a couple more days. It's funny, when I had Bynum batting in the 7th, 8th slot, he was killing the ball. I moved him to leadoff for about 2 weeks and bam, there went the average. Last game I put him back down in the order and he had 2 hits including a triple. Cintron has been solid all year for me and Huff has been my main man the last month. He really turned it on. I really like Scott at 3 and Huff in the cleanup role.

Cabrera has been great so far, Trachsel has been a pleasant surprise. Guthrie is junk. Every fastball I throw with him, I hold my breath, they all go straight down the middle no matter where I put the analog. I hope I get an offer for him. Bradford is my only guy I know I can go to every time and not have to pull my hair out. He's only had one bad game. Getting to Sherrill is mind boggling at times and even when he's in the game, it's hit or miss with him. He's struggled lately and has gotten lucky a couple times.

As for changes, I'm hoping I get some great offers. Especially in the pitching department, but would take a good hitter as well. We'll see. If not, I'm going to fight and hopefully make a run. It's a long shot, but if not, I hope I get some help in the off season. Thanks for following man.

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Ryan Madson!!!!! 8 wins? the real Phillies could use a guy like that,oh wait a minute they do have him AND HE STINKS! I gotta let the Philly tude' out once in a while.BTW I wish I could lend you one of my pitchers from my sim but they may be a little to old by now.....