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

[a2ndrgmaster]

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

maybe i should predict the other team win maybe u will win lol.
so any hole to patch up? anyone in mind?

[orion523]

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

Tough losses,Its really hard to get into a rythym when your playing Boston and New York all the time eh.Thats a really tough division

[highheatkingsb]

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

Thanks guys. Well, at least the Nats are coming up. Maybe I can get something going. Knock on wood.

[highheatkingsb]

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

News From Around The League
May 15th, 2008




- Called Up (RP) Tom Mastny From (AA) Akron To (AAA) Buffalo.

- Sent Down (RP) Scott Elarton From (AAA) Buffalo To (AA) Akron.




- Called Up (SP) Michael O'Connor From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Called Up (C) Johnny Estrada From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Sent Down (C) Paul Lo Duca From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.




- Called Up (C) Francisco Pena From (AA) Binghamton To (AAA) New Orleans.

- Sent Down (1B) Mike Carp From (AAA) New Orleans To (AA) Binghamton.




- Called Up (3B) Matt Moses From (AA) New Britain To (AAA) Rochester.

- Sent Down (3B) Tommy Watkins From (AAA) Rochester To (AA) New Britain.




- Called Up (SP) Juan Mateo From (AAA) Iowa To (MLB) Chicago.

- Sent Down (SP) Ted Lilly From (MLB) Chicago To (AAA) Iowa.




- Called Up (RP) Justin Hampson From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Sent Down (RP) Sean Henn From (MLB) San Diego To (AAA) Portland.




- Called Up (RP) Chris Capuano From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Sent Down (RP) Seth McClung From (MLB) Milwaukee To (AAA) Nashville.

- Called Up (3B) Abraham Nunez From (AA) Huntsville To (AAA) Nashville.

- Sent Down (LF) Dan Enfield From (AAA) Nashville To (AA) Huntsville.




- Called Up (CF) Andrew Jones From (AAA) Las Vegas To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (LF) Xavier Paul From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Las Vegas.




- Called Up (3B) Kevin Frandsen From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (3B) Jose Castillo From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.




- Called Up (RF) Jon Weber From (AAA) Durham To (MLB) Tampa Bay.

- Sent Down (RF) Eric Hinske From (MLB) Tampa Bay To (AAA) Durham.

- Called Up (SP) Wade Davis From (AA) Montgomery To (AAA) Durham.

- Sent Down (RP) Chad Orvella From (AAA) Durham To (AA) Montgomery.




- Called Up (SP) John Ennis From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (MLB) Philadelphia.

- Sent Down (SP) Adam Eaton From (MLB) Philadelphia To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Called Up (SP) Kris Benson From (AA) Reading To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Sent Down (SP) Travis Blackley From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (AA) Reading.




- Called Up (CP) Rafael Soriano From (AAA) Richmond To (MLB) Atlanta.

- Sent Down (RP) Kevin Barry From (MLB) Atlanta To (AAA) Richmond.




- Called Up (SP) Daryl Thompson From (AAA) Louisville To (MLB) Cincinnati.

- Sent Down (SP) Josh Fogg From (MLB) Cincinnati To (AAA) Louisville.




- Called Up (3B) Lee Mitchell From (AA) Carolina To (AAA) Albuquerque.

- Sent Down (SS) Robert Andino From (AAA) Albuquerque To (AA) Carolina.




- Called Up (RP) Ryan Z. Braun From (AAA) Omaha To (MLB) Kansas City.

- Sent Down (RP) Leo Nunez From (MLB) Kansas City To (AAA) Omaha.




- Called Up (RP) Fernando Rodney From (AAA) Toledo To (MLB) Detroit.

- Sent Down (RP) Freddy Dolsi From (MLB) Detroit To (AAA) Toledo.

- Called Up (SS) Cale Iorg From (AA) Erie To (AAA) Toledo.

- Sent Down (SS) Eric Almonte From (AAA) Toledo To (AA) Erie.




- Called Up (CF) Chris Rahl From (AA) Mobile To (AAA) Tucson.

- Sent Down (LF) Trent Oeltjen From (AAA) Tucson To (AA) Mobile.




- Called Up (RP) Ryan Speier From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (MLB) Colorado.

- Sent Down (RP) Matt Herges From (MLB) Colorado To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Called Up (RF) Justin Nelson From (AA) Tulsa To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Sent Down (LF) Sean Barker From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (AA) Tulsa.




- Called Up (RP) Darren ODay From (AAA) Salt Lake To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (RP) Chris Bootcheck From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Called Up (CP) Kevin Jepsen From (AA) Arkansas To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Sent Down (RP) Rich Thompson From (AAA) Salt Lake To (AA) Arkansas.




- Called Up (SP) Aaron Poreda From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Sent Down (SP) Rob Bell From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.

[highheatkingsb]

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

MLB Morning News

May 16th, 2008

Diamondbacks Win Going Away!!!!!



Diamondbacks put on an offensive clinic against Rockies.

A crowd of 34,927 fans saw the hometown Diamondbacks get a win over the Rockies, a 5-0 decision that went the Diamondbacks way. Brandon Webb allowed no runs on 6 hits, while striking out 7 to earn his 5th win of the season. Stephen Drew carried a big stick -- and he used it -- pounding a pair of home runs and knocking in 5 runs.

The Diamondbacks welcome the Tigers to Chase Field tonight, giving the start to Dan Haren (1-6, 4.34), who will be opposed by Jeremy Bonderman (5-1, 3.19).

[unexpectedorc]

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

Hey buddy. I just found out the only way the cpu will call up a minor league player is through an injury, but it will still allow you to make moves on your own accord. You should give the AAA pitcher that is doing the best a spot start. I would like to see that. A start over Garrett Olson would probably benefit you.

[highheatkingsb]

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

May 16th, 2008
Game: 43 of 162
Attendance: 37,304
Wind: NW 5 mph

(8-34) @ (17-25)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jason Bergmann Brian Burres 2-3 W-L 1-5 3.02 ERA 5.01

Oriole fans go home frustrated as offense struggles against worst team in league!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Nationals took game 1 tonight to take early bragging rights in the I-95 series. The Orioles offense once again struggled as Jason Bergmann went 7.2 IP and allowed only 1 run while recording 7 strikeouts. The Nationals got on the board first when Luke Scott misjudged a fly ball off the bat of Ryan Zimmerman that would've ended the top of the 3rd inning, but the mistake allowed Willie Mo Pena to score and give the Nats a 1-0 lead. It remained that way until the 6th when the Nationals used fundamentals and got a sacrifice fly from Dimitri Young to plate Zimmerman and give the Nats a 2-0 lead. The O's got an RBI single from Melvin Mora with 2 outs in the 8th to cut the lead in half, but Aubrey Huff lined out to second base with runners on 1st and 2nd to end the threat. Washington added an insurance run in the 9th and Chad Cordero earned his 1st save of the season by getting Kevin Millar to ground out to second base. The I-95 series continues tomorrow night as the "Birds" look to rebound and snap a 3 game losing streak.

Line Score

Washington @ Baltimore (May 16th, 2008)

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

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Estrada (1), Zimmerman (3), Pena (2)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Zimmerman (10), Young (20), Langerhans (5)
SB - None

2B - Huff (8), Scott (9)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Mora (17)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Bergmann (W, 3-3) 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's, 1 WP
M. O'Connor (H, 1) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
C. Cordero (S, 1) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

B. Burres (L, 1-6) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's
D. Sarfate 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 3rd

Zimmerman doubled to left, Pena scored (1-0)

Top 6th

Young flied out to right, Zimmerman scored (2-0)

Bottom 8th

Mora singled to right, Bynum scored (2-1)

Top 9th

Langerhans doubled to right, Estrada scored (3-1)

Player of the Game


Jason Bergmann shut down the Orioles offense tonight at
Camden Yards to even his record at 3-3 on the season. Jason
allowed only 1 run in 7.2 IP and recorded 7 strikeouts to lead
the pace for the regional rival Nationals.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	27	17	-	L 1
	New York AL	26	18	1.0	L 2
	Toronto	25	19	2.0	L 2
	Tampa Bay	18	25	8.5	L 1
	Baltimore	17	26	9.5	L 3

International League (AAA)

(23-19) @ (17-25)

Norfolk Tides	2	6	0
Lehigh Valley Ironpigs	1	7	0

Record: (24-19)
Place: 2nd (1.0 games back)
Streak (Won 3)

Eastern League (AA)

(21-19) @ (22-19)

Connecticut Defenders	5	10	1
Bowie Baysox	6	8	0

Record (23-19)
Place: 1st (0.0 games back)
Streak: Won 4

[highheatkingsb]

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

Trade News
May 16th, 2008




The Twins Trade (RP) Jesse Crain To The Rangers For (SS) Casey Benjamin.

[highheatkingsb]

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

News From Around The League
May 16th, 2008




- Sent Down (SP) Mark DiFelice From (MLB) Milwaukee To (AAA) Nashville.

[highheatkingsb]

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

MLB Morning News

May 17th, 2008

Cardinals Take Game One!!!!!



Host Cardinals get the jump, win first game of their series.

The Cardinals snuck past the Rays and the NL last night, getting a 8-7 win in front of 37,297 fans at Busch Stadium. Rick Ankiel went 2 for 3 in the game, belting a home run and driving in 2 runs. Kyle McClellan needed only 1 inning of work to get the win, his 2nd of the season, in relief of starter Braden Looper. Braden Looper reached something of a milestone by collecting career strikeout number 500.

The series continues today, as the Cardinals send Mike Parisi (0-2, 6.23) to the mound against Chris Mason (0-0, 2.70) and the Rays.

[highheatkingsb]

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

Hey buddy. I just found out the only way the cpu will call up a minor league player is through an injury, but it will still allow you to make moves on your own accord. You should give the AAA pitcher that is doing the best a spot start. I would like to see that. A start over Garrett Olson would probably benefit you.

Hey man, thanks for clearing that up. I've been back and forth on this. It was easy last year as I played season mode. This year, it's hard for me to do that, but something does need to be done about it. It's not fair for the other 29 teams to be making moves and I just sit there waiting for an injury. I had some personal rules last year on all of the free agency stuff, trading block, drafting, etc....I'll have to sit down and think some things out before jumping into this if I decide to do it. I don't want to be moving guys up and down all of the time, but we'll have to pace it out and set up some ground rules. I can't just throw one in there for the heck of it, not like him, and throw him back down. I'll think about it at work tomorrow and try to come up with some rules pertaining to it. Thanks again man!!!

[highheatkingsb]

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

OK, here's the deal. I went back to last year and found my rules regarding the off the field stuff. I have switched Drafting, Management, Trades, Free Agents, Contracts, and Injuries to Manual. I will remove the players currently on the trading block and will put players on that are in accordance to the rules. I will also make a few moves according to the promotional rules to bring things current for my team. All new rules will be added to page 1 in the house rules section. *****Note, all rules are subject to change as I will have to simulate a season to make sure rules are compatible with off season mode*****

Drafting

I will draft according to positions needed beginning with the higher amount of players needed for that position. I will draw a card #1-13 to determine draft choice.

Management/Promotions

Trade Block

I will put 3 pitchers and 3 fielders on the trading block on the first day of each month based on performance. One pitcher/fielder from each team in the organization.

Pitchers - Lowest ERA
Hitters - Lowest Average

Promotions

One Fielder will be called up and sent down at the 30, 70, and 110 game mark and two pitchers (SP, RP) at the 40, 80, and 120 game mark from each team in organization based on performance.

Starting Pitcher - # Losses
Relief Pitcher - ERA
Hitters - Average

Positions Seeked

I'm allowed to seek 5 positions, so I will check mark the 5 positions that I rank the lowest in.

Trades

Computer Offers Only - acceptance will be determined by coin flip (trade = heads, decline = tails).

Free Agency

I will release a maximum of 6 pitchers and 6 fielders a season based on potential free agents available. Players released will be determined by a coin flip. (Heads will re-sign, Tails will be released.) I will replace released players with players of the same positions. All signings will be determined by a card system of mine, the same used for drafting method (numbers 1-13 from top to bottom of FA list). I must make one offer to each position needed(cards determine years and salary is default) and wait to see if that designated player accepts or not, if offer(s) are declined, I will re-draw and re-offer until a player is signed for that designated position.

Contracts

All negotiating for rookies and all return players re-signing contracts will be determined by a card system. I will draw a card #1-7 to determine the number of years and the money will be default for that period of time. If the player fails to re-sign for the current amount, I will move up the amount one click at a time until the player signs the deal.

Injuries

If an injury occurs, the player will be placed on the designated list and the player will be replaced by the best player from the same position. (MLB player will be replaced by a AAA player, and a AAA player will be replaced by a AA player.) A player can never lose his position do to an injury, so he will be placed right back into that position after he returns from his injury.

Under 15 days - bench
15 to 60 - 15 Day DL
60+ - 60 Day DL

[highheatkingsb]

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

May 16th, 2008

Orioles looking to get busy as announcement of first month players to be put on trading block arrives at league office!!!!!

(MLB)

(CF) Adam Jones
(RP) Greg Aquino

(AAA)

(LF) Val Majewski
(SP) Hayden Penn

(AA)

(SP) David Hernandez
(C) Morgan Clendenin

- Orioles looking for (SP), (RP), (1B), (SS), (CF)

[highheatkingsb]

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

Updated News for May 16th, 2008




- Called Up (RF) Chris Roberson From (AAA) Norfolk To (MLB) Baltimore.

- Sent Down (CF) Adam Jones From (MLB) Baltimore To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Called Up (C) Matt Wieters From (AA) Bowie To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Sent Down (LF) Val Majewski From (AAA) Norfolk To (AA) Bowie.

- Called Up (CP) Chris Ray From (AAA) Norfolk To (MLB) Baltimore.

- Sent Down (RP) Greg Aquino From (MLB) Baltimore To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Called Up (RP) Rommie Lewis From (AA) Bowie To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Sent Down (RP) Ryan Bukvich From (AAA) Norfolk To (AA) Bowie.

- Called Up (SP) Radhames Liz From (AAA) Norfolk To (MLB) Baltimore.

- Sent Down (SP) Brian Burres From (MLB) Baltimore To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Called Up (SP) Brandon Erbe From (AA) Bowie To (AAA) Norfolk.

- Sent Down (SP) Hayden Penn From (AAA) Norfolk To (AA) Bowie.

[Marino]

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

you lose to the nationals?