

Team: Red Sox
Game: MLB 2K8
Already 62 games into the season so I'm just going to post from the current games.
I'm also going to wait till the trade deadline to do the Manny trade.
FIFA, or EA FC, has garnered a huge loyal fan base throughout the years. While many purchase the game solely for the offline component, most of the player base consists of FUT players who play the game religiously. However, with FUT containing so many meticulous aspects, keeping up with it has become a full-time job.
From the extremely volatile market to the daily launched SBCs, there’s so much you need to keep track of; otherwise, you’ll become uncompetitive. This can make the game feel like a grind, rather than a playful experience. If you’re in the same boat, and your fingers are tired of scrolling through Twitter, Reddit, and FUTbin just to keep up, I’ve built something for you.
Say hello to FUTCast from Operation Sports, your one-stop shop for all things Ultimate Team. This is something that I really wished existed, so when no one else was creating it, I decided to do it myself. FUTCast is an all-in-one Ultimate resource built for the busy sports gamer. It’s something that makes sure you don’t have a million tabs open just to find the cheapest solution to the POTM SBC.
Instead, in less time than a division rivals match, it aims to deliver all the necessary information that a FUT player needs, right to their inbox. The goal is simple: I want to make EA FC Ultimate Team enjoyable again, just like it used to be. So, every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, expect a top-to-bottom recap of what’s happening in FUT, which will keep you competitive without burning your neurons.
The Newsletter will cover all bases, and here’s what you can expect to see in each issue:
Now, you might be thinking, Why should you listen to me? Well, you don’t have to. But trust me, if someone handed me the sauce to unlock my Ultimate Team potential back when I was grinding FIFA 14, I would’ve happily accepted it, because I was spending 12+ hours on that game.
The entire point of FUTCast is to do all the digging for you, so you can spend your precious time playing the game instead of wasting it on gathering information. At Operation Sports, we’ve been doing this for a long time, and our entire community is built around that trust. The best part about it is that all of this will be curated by a die-hard FC player himself, and I don’t intend to let you down at all.
If you’re like me, and you’ve been searching long for something that fulfills all your FUT needs, it’s finally here. Check out the first Wednesday FUTCast issue now to get a taste of what’s to come; I covered everything related to the TOTW 5 drop, ratings reload team 2 leaks, and how the market is gonna change.
I hope you’re going to join me on this journey!
[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 41-21 .661 X 15-15 26-6 7-3 L1 Boston 37-26 .587 4.5 20-9 17-7 3-7 W2 Baltimore 34-27 .557 6.5 18-11 16-6 7-3 W7 Toronto 28-34 .452 13.0 11-15 12-8 4-6 W1 Tampa Bay 22-39 .361 18.5 12-22 10-17 3-7 L2 Next Game: vs Seattle (27-33) Projected Matchup: Josh Beckett vs Felix Hernandez
Buchholz Shuts Out The Rays36-2622-38
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Fenway Park June 5th, 2008 Game 3 of 3Clay Buchholz
June 5th, 2008
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Boston Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 X 6 9 0
Code:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B K.Youkilis 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 D.Pedroia 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 D.Ortiz 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 J.D Drew 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Moss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 J.Varitek 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 C.Crisp 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Lugo 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 A.Cora 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Rays Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Gomes 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 E.Longoria 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Baldelli 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Floyd 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Crawford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.J Upton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 R.Quinlan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Bartlett 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 D.Navarro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO C. Buchholz (W 7-5) 9.0 0 0 3 7 S.Kazmir (L 3-7) 5.1 5 5 6 3 J.Salas 2.2 1 1 3 0
[B] Hitting Statistics[/B] Player Avg HR RBI Hits Runs SB D. Ortiz .355 16 44 78 47 0 M. Lowell .333 13 46 71 41 0 M. Ramirez .308 11 32 64 30 0 J. Varitek .290 7 21 49 22 0 J.D. Drew .279 12 35 55 31 3 J. Ellsbury .256 4 24 46 25 11 J. Lugo .254 7 27 45 25 4 K. Youkilis .242 9 30 52 36 0 K. Cash .231 0 8 18 9 0 B. Moss .225 0 5 16 9 0 D. Pedroia .220 2 21 44 25 1 C. Crisp .216 0 4 19 13 8 S. Casey .189 0 8 17 6 0 A. Cora .181 0 9 19 12 1 [B]Pitching Statistics[/B] Player ERA W L SO IP J. Papelbon 2.14 6 0 15 21 C. Buchholz 2.89 7 5 63 81 J. Lester 3.03 3 3 69 89 J. Beckett 3.16 5 4 66 85 D. Matsuzaka 4.87 4 5 53 85 M. Delcarmen 5.40 3 2 16 35 J. Tavarez 5.65 0 0 6 28 T. Wakefield 5.86 7 4 12 70 H. Okajima 5.87 1 1 11 23 C. Hansen 6.35 0 1 4 17 M. Timlin 8.44 1 1 0 16 [B]Team Statistics[/B] Batting Average: .268 Home Runs: 81 Runs Batted In: 314 Stolen Bases: 28 Runs Scored: 331 On-Base %: .313 Slugging %: .485 On-Base + Slug.: .798 [B]League Leaders[/B] Batting Average: Home Runs: Runs Batted In: Jim Thome .362 Alfonso Soriano 21 Ryan Howard 56 [B]David Ortiz .355[/B] Carlos Lee 21 Jermaine Dye 54 Jhonny Peralta .349 4 Players With 18 Hank Blaylock 53 Earned Run Average: Strike Outs: Wins: Roy Halladay 2.27 Brandon McCarthy 77 Kevin Millwood 8 Paul Maholm 2.30 [B]Jon Lester 69[/B] Cliff Lee 8 Ervin Santana 2.31 Jon Garland 69 Roy Halladay 8
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 42-21 .661 X 16-15 26-6 7-3 W1 Boston 37-27 .578 5.5 20-10 17-7 3-7 L1 Baltimore 34-27 .557 6.5 18-11 17-13 8-2 W8 Toronto 28-35 .444 14.0 11-16 17-19 4-6 W1 Tampa Bay 22-40 .355 19.5 12-22 10-18 3-7 L3 Next Game: vs Seattle (28-33) Projected Matchup: Daisuke Matsuzaka vs Jared WashburnCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Youkilis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.D Drew 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 M.Ramirez 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 M.Lowell 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 B.Moss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 K.Cash 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 A.Cora 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 D.Pedroia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Mariners Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B Ichiro 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 A.Beltre 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Vidro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Ibanez 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 R.Sexson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Johjima 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Y.Betancourt 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 J.Lopez 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 J.Reed 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO J.Beckett (L 5-5) 8.1 4 2 8 5 J. Tavarez 0.2 0 0 0 0 F.Hernandez (W 6-4) 8.1 1 1 6 3 S.Green (S, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 0
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 44-21 .677 X 18-15 26-6 7-3 W3 Boston 38-27 .585 6.0 21-10 17-7 4-6 W1 Baltimore 35-29 .557 8.5 18-11 17-18 8-2 L2 Toronto 30-35 .462 14.0 13-16 17-19 5-5 W2 Tampa Bay 22-41 .349 21.0 12-22 10-19 3-7 L4 Next Game: vs Seattle (28-34) Projected Matchup: Tim Wakefield vs Carlos SilvaCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Youkilis 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 D.Ortiz 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 M.Ramirez 4 2 3 1 (12) 2 2 0 M.Lowell 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 J.Varitek 1 2 1 1 (8) 2 0 0 J.Lugo 4 1 1 1 (8) 3 0 0 C.Crisp 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 D.Pedroia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Cash 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Cora 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Seattle Mariners Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B Ichiro 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 A.Beltre 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 J.Vidro 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 R.Ibanez 4 1 1 1 (10) 1 0 0 R.Sexson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Johjima 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y.Betancourt 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 J.Lopez 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 A.Jones 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO D.Matsuzaka (W 5-5) 7.0 2 2 7 2 H.Okajima 2.0 1 1 3 0 J.Washburn (L 0-9) 3.1 7 7 7 0 G.Sherrill 4.2 3 2 7 0
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 45-21 .682 X 19-15 26-6 8-2 W4 Boston 39-27 .585 6.0 22-10 17-17 4-6 W2 Baltimore 35-29 .547 9.0 18-11 17-18 8-2 L2 Toronto 30-35 .462 14.5 13-16 17-19 5-5 W2 Tampa Bay 22-42 .344 22.0 12-22 10-20 2-8 L5 Next Game: vs Baltimore (35-29) Projected Matchup: Jon Lester vs Erik BedardCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 S.Casey 4 2 3 0 2 2 0 D.Ortiz 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 M.Ramirez 3 1 1 1 (13) 2 0 0 M.Lowell 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 J.D Drew 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 J.Lugo 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 D.Pedroia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Cash 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Mariners Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B Ichiro 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 A.Beltre 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 J.Vidro 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 R.Ibanez 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 R.Sexson 4 1 3 1 (7) 3 0 0 J.Burke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y.Betancourt 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 J.Lopez 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 J.Reed 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO T.Wakefield 4.2 6 6 10 1 M.Delcarmen (W 4-2) 2.1 5 0 0 1 C.Hansen (H,3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 J.Papelbon (S,9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 C.Silva 5.1 6 6 9 0 S.White 0.2 3 2 3 0 O.Dotel 2.0 0 0 0 0
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 45-21 .682 X 19-15 26-6 8-2 W4 Boston 40-27 .597 5.5 23-10 17-17 5-5 W3 Baltimore 35-30 .538 9.5 18-11 17-19 7-3 L3 Toronto 31-35 .470 14.0 14-16 17-19 5-5 W3 Tampa Bay 23-42 .354 21.5 12-22 11-20 3-7 W1 Next Game: vs Baltimore (35-30) Projected Matchup: Clay Buchholz vs Jeremy GuthrieCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B K.Youkilis 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 J.Lugo 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 D.Ortiz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Ramirez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Lowell 2 2 1 1 (14) 1 0 0 J.D Drew 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Varitek 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 C.Crisp 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 A.Cora 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Orioles: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B B.Roberts 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 M.Mora 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 N.Markakis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Hernandez 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 A.Huff 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 L.Scott 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Gibbons 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 J.Payton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 L.Hernandez 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 T.Redman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO J.Lester 6.1 1 1 6 4 J.Tavarez 1.2 1 1 4 0 C.Hansen (W 1-1) 2.0 0 0 1 0 E.Bedard 6.2 2 2 5 6 R.Liz (L 5-4) 3.0 2 2 3 3
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 45-22 .672 X 19-15 26-7 8-2 L1 Boston 40-28 .588 5.5 23-11 17-17 5-5 L1 Baltimore 36-30 .545 8.5 18-11 18-19 7-3 W1 Toronto 32-35 .478 13.0 15-16 17-19 6-4 W4 Tampa Bay 23-43 .354 21.5 12-22 11-21 3-7 L1 Next Game: vs Baltimore (36-30) Projected Matchup: J.Beckett vs Daniel CabreraCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 K.Youkilis 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 D.Ortiz 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 M.Lowell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.D Drew 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Varitek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Moss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Lugo 3 1 2 1 (9) 1 0 0 D.Pedroia 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Orioles: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B B.Roberts 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 L.Scott 3 2 2 1 (16) 1 0 0 N.Markakis 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 A.Huff 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 M.Mora 4 1 1 1 (16) 2 0 0 K.Millar 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 R.Hernandez 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.Gibbons 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.Hernandez 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 T.Redman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO C.Buchholz (L 7-6) 6.0 3 3 8 1 J.Tavarez 3.0 2 2 4 2 J.Guthrie (W 5-3) 7.2 3 3 7 1 J.Walker (H,5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 C.Bradford (S,15) 1.0 0 0 0 0
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[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 46-22 .676 X 19-15 27-7 8-2 W1 Boston 41-28 .594 5.5 24-11 17-17 6-4 W1 Baltimore 36-31 .537 9.5 18-11 18-20 6-4 L1 Toronto 32-36 .471 14.0 15-17 17-19 6-4 L1 Tampa Bay 23-44 .343 22.5 12-22 11-22 3-7 L2 Next Game: vs Cincinnati (25-43) Projected Matchup: Daisuke Matsuzaka vs Aaron HarangCode:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Youkilis 4 2 2 1 (10) 1 0 1 D.Ortiz 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 M.Ramirez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 J.D Drew 4 1 2 1 (14) 3 0 0 K.Cash 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 J.Lugo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Pedroia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Cora 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Orioles: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B B.Roberts 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 L.Scott 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 N.Markakis 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 A.Huff 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 M.Mora 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Millar 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 R.Hernandez 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 J.Payton 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 S.Moore 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO J.Beckett 7.0 2 2 8 6 M.Timlin (W 2-1) 2.0 0 0 2 0 D.Cabrera (L 6-5) 8.0 3 3 6 2 W.Miller 0.0 2 2 1 0
[B] Hitting Statistics[/B] Player Avg HR RBI Hits Runs SB D. Ortiz .347 16 48 83 48 0 M. Lowell .330 14 48 76 47 0 M. Ramirez .305 13 36 69 34 0 J. Varitek .298 8 23 53 24 0 J.D. Drew .281 14 40 61 34 3 J. Lugo .262 9 32 51 28 4 J. Ellsbury .252 4 24 51 27 13 K. Youkilis .247 10 33 58 40 0 B. Moss .231 0 5 18 9 0 K. Cash .225 0 8 20 9 0 S. Casey .213 0 10 20 8 0 C. Crisp .208 0 6 20 14 9 D. Pedroia .207 2 21 45 26 1 A. Cora .191 0 9 22 12 1 [B]Pitching Statistics[/B] Player ERA W L SO IP J. Papelbon 2.05 6 0 15 21 J. Beckett 2.86 5 5 77 100 J. Lester 2.93 3 3 73 95 C. Buchholz 3.00 7 6 64 87 D. Matsuzaka 4.70 5 5 55 92 M. Delcarmen 5.06 4 2 17 37 C. Hansen 5.40 1 1 4 20 J. Tavarez 5.56 0 0 8 34 H. Okajima 5.76 1 1 11 25 T. Wakefield 6.21 7 4 13 75 M. Timlin 7.50 2 1 0 18 [B]Team Statistics[/B] Batting Average: .268 Home Runs: 90 Runs Batted In: 343 Stolen Bases: 31 Runs Scored: 361 On-Base %: .311 Slugging %: .487 On-Base + Slug.: .798 [B]League Leaders[/B] Batting Average: Home Runs: Runs Batted In: Jim Thome .356 Alfonso Soriano 23 Ryan Howard 61 C.Lee .347 Carlos Lee 22 Alex Rodriguez 61 [B]David Ortiz .347[/B] Alex Rodriguez 21 Jermaine Dye 59 Earned Run Average: Strike Outs: Wins: Roy Halladay 2.23 B.McCarthy 81 Kason Gabbard 9 Ervin Santana 2.35 [B]Josh Beckett 77[/B] Kevin Millwood 9 Paul Maholm 2.49 [B]Jon Lester 73[/B] Roy Halladay 9
[CENTER]American League East StandingsTeam W-L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak New York 48-23 .676 X 19-15 29-8 7-3 L1 Boston 42-28 .600 5.5 24-11 18-17 7-3 W2 Baltimore 38-31 .551 9.0 20-11 18-20 6-5 W2 Toronto 33-37 .471 14.5 16-18 17-19 6-4 W1 Tampa Bay 24-45 .348 23.0 13-23 11-22 2-8 L1 Next Game: vs Cincinnati Reds (26-44) Projected Matchup: Tim Wakefield vs Livan Hernandez
J.Lugo's Hot Bat Leads Sox41-2826-43
Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park June 13th, 2008 Game 1 of 3Julio Lugo
June 13th, 2008
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 Boston Red Sox 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 9 0
Code:Boston Red Sox: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B J.Ellsbury 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 J.Lugo 4 3 3 2 (11) 3 1 0 D.Ortiz 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 M.Ramirez 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 M.Lowell 4 1 1 1 (15) 2 0 0 J.D Drew 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 J.Varitek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Pedroia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Matsuzaka 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 H.Okajima 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cincinnati Reds: Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B R.Freel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Phillips 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 A.Dunn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Griffey Jr. 4 2 2 1 (10) 1 0 0 E.Encarnacion 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 J.Votto 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 A.Gonzalez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Ross 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.Hatteberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Hopper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Pollard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchers: IP R ER H SO D.Matsuzaka (W 6-5) 7.0 3 3 6 5 H.Okajima (S,4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 A.Harang (L 2-8) 3.0 3 3 4 1 G.Majewski 2.0 0 0 1 0 T.Coffey 0.1 3 3 2 0 M.Stanton 1.2 0 0 0 1 D.Weathers 1.2 1 1 2 0 F.Cordero 0.1 0 0 0 0
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