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

[highheatkingsb]

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

Still looking nice my man.

Thanks man, can't wait to get this season wrapped up. 10 more to play.

[gtm]

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

Cabrera and Trachsel. Ouch!!!!!!!

[highheatkingsb]

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

Cabrera and Trachsel. Ouch!!!!!!!

LOL!!! Yeah, I think my whole pitching staff has packed it in for the year.

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September 18th, 2008
Game: 153 of 162
Attendance: 39,527
Wind: 0 mph (dome)

(66-86) @ (79-73)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Radhames Liz Jesse Litsch 8-5 W-L 10-6 4.72 ERA 3.19

Jays complete sweep as Orioles self-destruct late!!!!!

Toronto, ON - The Orioles took a 3-0 lead into the 7th inning tonight at Rogers Center, but would not snap their 3-game skid as Jamie Walker and the O's defense was ineffective replacing starter Radhames Liz after a performance by Liz that should've resulted in his 9th win of the year. After a home run from Aaron Hill in the 7th to cut the "Birds" lead to 3-1, Liz turned the ball over to Walker with runners at 1st and 2nd. Ryan Patterson, the first Blue Jays hitter that Walker faced, would deliver a 2-RBI triple to the right center field gap. Walker managed to get out of the 7th with the game tied, but the 8th would be a different story. Walker would load the bases on a hit and 2 walks with 1 out, then Brian Roberts dropped the turn on a potential inning ending double play ball to give the Jays the lead. Alex Cintron would then air mail one into the Orioles bullpen to follow that would've also got the O's out of the inning, allowing the Jays push there lead to 5-3 and making the 9th an easy one for B.J. Ryan to receive his 42nd save of the year and finish off the sweep of the Orioles. The Orioles are off to the Bronx for an important series with the Yankees who sit 1/2 game back of front running Boston for the division crown.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Toronto (September 18th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 1 Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 5 6 0 WP - S. Downs (5-2), LP - J. Walker (1-8), S - B. Ryan (42)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Cintron (9)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Markakis (106), Huff (88), Bynum (38)
SB - Markakis (7), Cintron 2 (16), Bynum (33)

2B - None
3B - Patterson (1)
HR - Hill (16)
RBI - Zaun (63), Hill 2 (60), Patterson 2 (17)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



R. Liz 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's
J. Walker (L, 1-8) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
B. McCrory 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

J. Litsch 5.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's, 1 WP
S. Downs (W, 5-2) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
B. Ryan (S, 42) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 4th

Bynum singled to center, Cintron scored (1-0)
Markakis singled to center, Bynum scored (2-0)
Huff singled to right, Markakis scored (3-0)

Bottom 7th

Hill homered to left (3-1)
Patterson tripled to right center, Overbay and Zaun scored (3-3)

Bottom 8th

Hill grounded out into a fielder's choice (6,4), Rios scored (4-3)
Zaun reached on an error, Stewart scored (5-3)

Player of the Game

Aaron Hill shows his emotions after delivering a
solo home run in the 7th to spark a Blue Jays
comeback. Hill went 2-for-4 on the night with
2 RBI's as the Jays completed the sweep of the
Orioles with a 5-3 victory.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	97	55	-	W 3
	New York	97	56	0.5	L 1
	Toronto	80	73	17.5	W 4
	Tampa Bay	69	83	28.0	L 4
	Baltimore	66	87	31.5	L 4

International League (AAA)

- No Game Scheduled

Norfolk Tides	0	0	0
No Team Scheduled	0	0	0

Norfolk Tides Regular Season

Record: 70-74
Place: Last

Eastern League (AA)

- No Game Scheduled

Bowie Baysox	0	0	0
No Team Scheduled	0	0	0

Bowie Baysox Regular Season

Record: 79-63
Place: 1st
****Eastern League South Division Champions****

Statistic Leaders through September 18th

A. Huff 1B .347 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 26 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 106 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 57 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 4.02 ERA C. Bradford RP 2.40 ERA G. Sherrill CL 39 Saves D. Cabrera SP 130 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 79 Strike Outs

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Pennant Race Standings Through September 18th, 2008

American League East
Team		W	L	GB
	Boston	98	55	-
	New York	97	55	0.5

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Detroit	86	66	-
	Minnesota	80	73	6.5

American League West
Team		W	L	GB
	Seattle	73	79	-
	Oakland	73	80	0.5

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	New York	97	56	-
	Minnesota	80	73	17.0

National League East
Team		W	L	GB
	New York	89	63	-
	Philadelphia	84	69	5.5

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Pittsburgh	87	66	-
	St. Louis	85	67	1.5

National League West
Team		W	L	GB
	Los Angeles	91	62	-
	Arizona	83	69	7.5

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	St. Louis	85	67	-
	Philadelphia	84	69	1.5

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

September 18th, 2008




- Called Up (CF) Nyjer Morgan




- Called Up (SP) Max Scherzer




- Sent Down (RP) Steve Colyer

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MLB Morning News

September 19th, 2008

On Familiar Turf, Diamondbacks Cut Into Wild Card Lead!!!!!



Diamondbacks get best of hated Giants at home, gain ground on Cardinals for NL Wild Card.

The Diamondbacks beat the Giants 2-1 last night at Chase Field, slashing the Cardinals' lead in the wild card race to 2 games. He only had 1 official at-bat -- and he banged out a hit -- but Trot Nixon drove in 1 run for the winners. Chad Qualls was solid out of the bullpen, pitching 2 innings to get the win, his 7th of the season, in relief of starter Micah Owings.

The Diamondbacks and Randy Johnson (8-13, 3.99) head to Colorado this evening to start a set with the Rockies, who counter with Ubaldo Jimenez (11-11, 3.18). Garrett Atkins can extend his hitting streak to 20 games in a row.

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September 19th, 2008
Game: 154 of 162
Attendance: 58,191
Wind: W 6 mph

(66-87) @ (97-56)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jeremy Guthrie Mike Mussina 9-10 W-L 13-8 5.44 ERA 4.48

"Bombers" division crown hopes dampered as Orioles blast Yankees at the "Stadium"!!!!!

Bronx, NY - Luke Scott and Aubrey Huff delivered back-to-back home runs in the 1st inning off of Yankees' starter Mike Mussina and this time would not surrender the lead as they blasted the "Bombers" 9-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium. The "Birds" as a team pounded the Yankees pitching staff for 17 hits on the night. The only offense from New York came off the bat of Alex Rodriguez, homering twice to push his total to 45 on the year. Jeremy Guthrie picked up his 10th win of the season, one behind Daniel Cabrera for the team lead, going 6.0 innings and giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits. Nick Markakis extended his hitting streak with a 2-RBI single in the 8th pushing his total to 108 for the campaign. Brian Roberts also went 3-for-6 on the night and swiped 2 more bags to give him 59 on the season. In a history making moment for the Yankees, Derek Jeter picked up his 300th career stolen base in the losing effort and am sure he would trade that for a win tonight as the Yankees fall to 1 1/2 games behind the Red Sox for the AL East pennant. Both teams will go at it again tomorrow as the O's look to win their final road series of the year.

Line Score

Baltimore @ New York (September 19th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 17 0 New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2 WP - J. Guthrie (10-10), LP - M. Mussina (13-9)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Huff (19), Scott (27)
RBI - Roberts 2 (56), Markakis 2 (108), Huff 2 (90), Scott 2 (97), Cintron (33)
SB - Roberts 2 (59)

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Rodriguez 2 (45)
RBI - Rodriguez 2 (120)
SB - Jeter (36)

Pitching Summary



J. Guthrie (W, 10-10) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K's
D. Sarfate (H, 11) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
B. McCrory 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

M. Mussina (L, 13-9) 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
R. Ohlendorf 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's
B. Traber 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Speier 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Scott homered to left, Roberts scored (2-0)
Huff homered to left (3-0)

Bottom 1st

Rodriguez homered to left (3-1)

Top 4th

Cintron grounded out into a fielder's choice (4,6), Hernandez scored (4-1)

Bottom 6th

Rodriguez homered to left (4-2)

Top 7th

Huff flied out to left, Roberts scored (5-2)

Top 8th

Roberts singled to center, Millar and Jones scored (7-2)
Markakis singled to center, Cintron and Roberts scored (9-2)

Player of the Game

Orioles left fielder Luke Scott went 3-for-5 on the night and delivered a 2-run home run in the 1st inning, pushing his team high to 27 as the Orioles decimated the Yankees 9-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	98	55	-	W 4
	New York	97	57	1.5	L 2
	Toronto	80	74	18.5	L 1
	Tampa Bay	70	83	28.0	W 1
	Baltimore	67	87	31.5	W 1

International League (AAA)

- No Game Scheduled

Norfolk Tides	0	0	0
No Team Scheduled	0	0	0

Norfolk Tides Regular Season

Record: 70-74
Place: Last

Eastern League (AA)

- No Game Scheduled

Bowie Baysox	0	0	0
No Team Scheduled	0	0	0

Bowie Baysox Regular Season

Record: 79-63
Place: 1st
****Eastern League South Division Champions****

Statistic Leaders through September 19th

A. Huff 1B .346 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 27 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 108 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 59 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 4.02 ERA C. Bradford RP 2.40 ERA G. Sherrill CL 39 Saves D. Cabrera SP 130 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 79 Strike Outs

[gtm]

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

Hi hh. You stumped the Yanks. Nice win for you and put a hurt on NY. Amazing that you'll finish an entire season. Kudos and can't wait for your next season. Good job my friend.

[joepa2624]

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

That's amazing...You're going to win 70-74 games and you'll possibly have at least 3 guys with 100+ RBIs. I think we know where your focus will be in the off season

[highheatkingsb]

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

Hi hh. You stumped the Yanks. Nice win for you and put a hurt on NY. Amazing that you'll finish an entire season. Kudos and can't wait for your next season. Good job my friend.

That's amazing...You're going to win 70-74 games and you'll possibly have at least 3 guys with 100+ RBIs. I think we know where your focus will be in the off season

Thanks guys, hopefully I pick up some pitching and another valuable hitter, and of course, I hope I don't lose any key players in the process. Thanks for following guys.

[highheatkingsb]

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Pennant Race Standings Through September 19th, 2008

American League East
Team		W	L	GB
	Boston	98	55	-
	New York	97	57	1.5

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Detroit	86	67	-
	Minnesota	80	74	6.5

American League West
Team		W	L	GB
	Seattle	74	79	-
	Oakland	73	81	1.5

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	New York	97	57	-
	Minnesota	80	74	17.0

National League East
Team		W	L	GB
	New York	90	63	-
	Philadelphia	84	70	6.5

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Pittsburgh	88	66	-
	St. Louis	85	68	2.5

National League West
Team		W	L	GB
	Los Angeles	92	62	-
	Arizona	84	69	7.5

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	St. Louis	85	68	-
	Arizona	84	69	1.0

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

September 19th, 2008




- Called Up (SP) Nick Pereira

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MLB Morning News

September 20th, 2008

Pirates Win, Add To Division Lead!!!!!



Hometown Pirates pad NL Central lead with divisional win over Astros.

The Pirates defeated the Astros 5-4 in a divisional battle last night before a crowd of 36,098 at PNC Park to build on their lead in the NL Central to 2.5 games over the second-place Cardinals. Nyjer Morgan launched a solo home run and collected two other hits in the victory. John Grabow vultured the win (his 6th of the season) out of the bullpen, coming into a tie game and working 1 inning and allowing no runs on no hits in relief of starter Tom Gorzelanny.

Tonight is game 2 of the series, as the Pirates send Paul Maholm (9-8, 4.13) to the hill against Shawn Chacon (10-9, 4.55) and the Astros. Neil Walker hopes to add to his 10-game hitting streak.

[highheatkingsb]

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Made a little update to the Free Agency house rules. I originally had one fielder, but it makes more sense to allow me to protect 2 each season as the ratio of position players (13) compared to, relief pitchers (7), and starting pitchers (5) is high.

- I will manually protect two pitchers (one starter and one releiver) and two fielders of my choosing to be re-signed. Contract will still be based on card system. (Franchising). I may not protect the same player(s) in back-to-back seasons.