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

[highheatkingsb]

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MLB Morning News

September 22nd, 2008

It's All Even In Race For NL Wild Card!!!!!



NL Wild Card standing crowded at the top, after Diamondbacks beat Rockies on the road to tie Cardinals for first.

The Diamondbacks picked up a big win 9-3 over the Rockies in Colorado yesterday, sliding into a first-place tie with the Cardinals in the race for the NL Wild Card. Chad Tracy had a big game offensively, bashing a home run and driving in 4 runs. Max Scherzer allowed 3 runs on 10 hits in 7 innings of work, to earn his 3rd win of the season.

Tonight the Diamondbacks and their ace Brandon Webb (16-6, 3.43) are in St. Louis to begin a series with the Cardinals, who plan to start Adam Wainwright (11-9, 4.91). Albert Pujols will be swinging for home run number 40 this season.

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2008 National League West Division Champions

Marino will enjoy this!

They'll find a way to screw it up though.

[onlybygrace]

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GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[highheatkingsb]

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Marino will enjoy this!

They'll find a way to screw it up though.

GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought the same thing Member.

It's going to be a great run to the wire for the NL Wild Card. D'Backs and Cards are tied with the Phillies only 0.5 game back as well, Cubs are sitting 2.5 games out. Going to be good.

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Looking forward to it!


Prediction: 2008 World Series Champs - New York Yankees :wink:

[unexpectedorc]

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Let's go Bucs!

[highheatkingsb]

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September 22nd, 2008
Game: 157 of 162
Attendance: 38,128
Wind: SW 9 mph

(72-83) @ (67-89)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

James Shields Daniel Cabrera 9-14 W-L 11-13 3.87 ERA 4.52

Cabrera out-duels Shields as O's take opener against Rays!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles returned home tonight to open the first of their final six games of the year and probably got their best all around team pitching performance of the year. The O's blanked the Rays 1-0 on a combined effort from Daniel Cabrera, Chad Bradford, and George Sherrill. Cabrera went 7.2 innings, giving up just 5 hits and struck out 6 batters before turning the ball over to Bradford. Bradford avoided a threat with runners at 1st and 3rd in the 8th, getting Evan Longoria to pop out to the catcher. George Sherrill then worked a perfect 9th to pick up save number 40 on the year. The lone O's run came off the bat of Aubrey Huff, a 411 ft shot to straight away center field, just out of the reach of a leaping Carl Crawford. The Rays had their chances, leaving 8 runners on base including 3 times having runners at 3rd. The two teams will lock horns again tomorrow as we near the end of 2008.

Line Score

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore (September 22nd, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 6 1 WP - D. Cabrera (12-13), LP - J. Shields (9-15), S - G. Sherrill (40)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Upton 2 (39)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - None
SB - None

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Huff (20)
RBI - Huff (92)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Shields (L, 9-15) 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K's
J. Woods 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

D. Cabrera (W, 12-13) 7.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K's, 1 WP
C. Bradford (H, 25) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
G. Sherrill (S, 40) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 7th

Huff homered to center (1-0)

Player of the Game

Daniel Cabrera got back on track tonight
giving up no runs on 5 hits and recorded
6 strikeouts as the Orioles opened their
season ending home stand with a 1-0 win
over division rival Tampa Bay.

Standings

( Z - clinched playoff birth)

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Z - Boston	100	56	-	L 1
	Z - New York	99	57	1.0	W 2
	Toronto	80	76	20.0	L 3
	Tampa Bay	72	84	28.0	L 1
	Baltimore	68	89	32.5	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 22nd

A. Huff 1B .343 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 28 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 110 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 59 Steals D. Cabrera SP 12 Wins T. Patton SP 3.97 ERA G. Sherrill RP 3.00 ERA G. Sherrill CL 40 Saves D. Cabrera SP 136 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 79 Strike Outs

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Nice (1-0) win! Those kind of games tend to have me pacing during game play.

[highheatkingsb]

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Let's go Bucs!

Nice (1-0) win! Those kind of games tend to have me pacing during game play.

Hey unexpectedorc, it's been an amazing run, let's see if they can finish it off. It would be awesome to see them win the whole thing.

Hey Member, that game was intense. I must of did 3 or 4 fist pumps after retiring guys left on 3rd. I may be 32.5 games out of first, but the O's still have some passion.

[highheatkingsb]

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Pennant Race Standings Through September 22nd, 2008

( X - Divisional Champion)
( Z - Clinched Playoff Birth)

American League East
Team		W	L	GB
	Z - Boston	100	56	-
	Z - New York	99	57	1.0

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Detroit	87	69	-
	Cleveland	81	75	6.0

American League West
Team		W	L	GB
	Seattle	75	81	-
	Oakland	75	82	0.5

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	Z - New York	99	57	-

National League East
Team		W	L	GB
	New York	91	65	-
	Philadelphia	86	71	5.5

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	Pittsburgh	89	67	-
	St. Louis	86	70	3.0

National League West
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Los Angeles	93	63	-

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	St. Louis	86	70	-
	Philadelphia	86	71	0.5

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

September 22nd, 2008


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[unexpectedorc]

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wow you only have 5 days left.

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(1) freakin' game behind the Sox, we can do this!

[highheatkingsb]

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MLB Morning News

September 23rd, 2008

Wild Card Front-Runner!!!!!



No more sharing: Cardinals all alone in NL Wild Card lead.

The Cardinals got by the Diamondbacks 3-1 last night at Busch Stadium, trimming their deficit in the NL Central to 3 games in back of the first-place Pirates. Picking up his 1st win of the season -- in relief of Adam Wainwright -- was Jaime Garcia, who worked 4.1 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits. Slamming the door on any potential rally, Jason Isringhausen picked up the save, his 40th of the season. Going 4-for-4 and driving in 2 runs, Allen Craig was the catalyst offensively. Pitcher Adam Wainwright had to leave early after getting injured (strained bicep). As a result, he's day-to-day.

The Cardinals will start Matt Clement (4-5, 4.46) tonight in game 2 of the series, while the Diamondbacks counter with Dan Haren (4-8, 3.94).

[gtm]

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My friend hh. What an amazing race to the finish. Sorry the O's are not one of those teams. Can you say "maybe next year"? Until then, go Mets.