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

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Thanks man. Yeah, it's gonna be tough, but I'm not going to give up hope. It's early. I just need to get consistent pitching like last game and not be giving up those 20+ hit outings. That was embarrassing.

Just hang in there,it sucks that you're at the mercy of the CPU as far as trades go because you have some good young talent that you could give up for a veteran starter to stabilize your rotation.

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Just hang in there,it sucks that you're at the mercy of the CPU as far as trades go because you have some good young talent that you could give up for a veteran starter to stabilize your rotation.

I'm hanging in there man. That's the beauty of it for me though, I enjoy the challenge and it makes me feel like I'm the player/manager and not the decision maker when it comes to the organization.

[highheatkingsb]

April 15th, 2008
Game 15 of 162
Attendance: 26,762
Wind: S 5 mph

(10-3) @ (5-9)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Shaun Marcum Garrett Olson 1-0 W-L 0-2 0.00 ERA 8.67

"Z" man's home run in the 3rd gives the "Blue Birds" a split in the series at Camden.

Baltimore, MD - Greg Zaun started the scoring tonight in the 1st by hitting a single to center to plate Aaron Hill and then delivered a 2 run homerun in the 3rd inning to push a Blue Jays lead to 4-0. It was enough as starter Shaun Marcum cruised through a solid 7.0 IP allowing only two earned runs in the process. Reliver Brian Tallet and closer B.J. Ryan would finish the Orioles off for the evening by pitching just as well in the final two innings. Alex Cintron had his 11-game hitting streak snapped as the O's fall to 5-10 on the year as they prepare for another quick 2 game series as the "Good Guys" from the windy city pay a visit to Baltimore beginning tomorrow night.

Line Score

Toronto @ Baltimore (April 15th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto Bluejays 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 WP - S. Marcum (2-0), LP - G. Olson (0-3), S - B. Ryan (6)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Wilkerson (3), Hill (4)
3B - None
HR - Zaun (2)
RBI - Overbay (12), Rolen (6), Zaun 3 (6)
SB - None

2B - Markakis (2), Payton (1)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Roberts (2), Huff (8)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



S. Marcum (W, 2-0) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
B. Tallet (H, 2) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
B. Ryan (S, 6) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

G. Olson (L, 0-3) 7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K's, 3 WP
D. Sarfate 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Zaun singled to center, Hill scored (1-0)
Overbay grounded out to third, Zaun scored (2-0)

Top 3rd

Zaun homered to right center, Hill scored (4-0)

Bottom 3rd

Roberts flied out to center, Payton scored (4-1)

Bottom 4th

Huff singled to right, Markakis scored (4-2)

Top 9th

Rolen flied out to center, Wilkerson scored (5-2)

Player of the Game


Gregg Zaun continued to haunt the Orioles tonight delivering his second
home run of the series in the 3rd inning. Zaun went 2 for 3 on the night
with 3 RBI's in Toronto's 5-2 victory at Camden Yards.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Toronto	11	3	-	W 1
	Tampa Bay	9	6	2.5	W 1
	Boston	9	6	2.5	L 1
	New York AL	8	7	3.5	L 1
	Baltimore	5	10	6.5	L 1

International League (AAA)

(7-5) @ (4-8)

Norfolk Tides	8	16	2
Louisville Bats	5	8	0

Record (8-5)

Eastern League (AA)

(8-4) @ (3-9)

Bowie Baysox	11	11	2
Erie Seawolves	4	9	1

Record (9-4)

[highheatkingsb]

News From Around The League
April 15th, 2008




- Called Up (SP) Brandon McCarthy From (AAA) Oklahoma To (MLB) Texas.




- Called Up (SP) Josh Johnson From (AAA) Albuquerque To (MLB) Florida.

[highheatkingsb]

April 16th, 2008
Game 16 of 162
Attendance: 26,973
Wind: SE 8 mph

(7-7) @ (5-10)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Charlie Haeger Jeremy Guthrie 1-0 W-L 1-1 1.00 ERA 9.00

Sox take opener as both teams play home run derby!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - It was the night of the long ball at Camden Yards tonight. Both teams combined for a total of 8 homeruns in the ballgame as the boys from the southside of Chicago took the opener of a short two game set 9-5. The homerun parade started in the 3rd inning off the bat of Joe Crede to break a 1-1 tie. It continued in the 5th when Nick Swisher delivered his 3rd homerun of the season onto the flag court in right field. The Orioles then joined the extravaganza in the 5th and 7th innings off the bats of Ramon Hernandez and Aubrey Huff to cut the Sox lead to 5-3, but the "good guys" got the next three with two coming in the 9th inning off the lumber of Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski to push the lead to 9-3. Ramon Hernandez hit his second homerun of the night in the bottom of the 9th, but it was way to late as the White Sox took game one. The "Birds" fall to 5-11 and hope to start turning things around tomorrow night.

Line Score

Chicago @ Baltimore (April 16th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Whitesox 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 9 12 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 9 2 WP - C. Haeger (2-0), LP - J. Guthrie (1-2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Quentin (3)
3B - None
HR - Swisher (3), Konerko (2), Pierzynski (4), Quentin (4), Crede (5)
RBI - Swisher (4), Thome (6), Konerko (2), Pierzynski 2 (12), Quentin 3 (10), Crede (10)
SB - None

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Huff (2), R. Hernandez 2 (4)
RBI - Roberts (3), Huff (9), R. Hernandez 3 (9)
SB - Roberts (7), L. Hernandez (1)

Pitching Summary



C. Haeger (W, 2-0) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's
E. Wassermann (H, 1) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
M. Thornton (H, 4) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
S. Linebrink 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

J. Guthrie (L, 1-2) 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's
J. Johnson 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
G. Aquino 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Quentin singled to center, Cabrera scored (1-0)

Bottom 3rd

Roberts singled to center, L. Hernandez scored (1-1)

Top 4th

Crede homered to right (2-1)

Top 5th

Swisher homered to right (3-1)
Thome singled to center, Pierzynski scored (4-1)
Quentin doubled to left, Thome scored (5-1)

Bottom 5th

R. Hernandez homered to left (5-2)

Bottom 7th

Huff homered to right (5-3)

Top 8th

Quentin homered to left (6-3)

Top 9th

Konerko homered to right (7-3)
Pierzynski homered to center, Ozuna scored (9-3)

Bottom 9th

R. Hernandez homered to left center, Scott scored (9-5)

Player of the Game


Carlos Quentin went 3 for 4 providing one of
Chicago's five home runs on the evening as the
White Sox took the opener of the two game
series by a score of 9-5 tonight at Camden Yards
over the hometown Orioles.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Toronto	12	3	-	W 2
	Boston	10	6	2.5	W 1
	Tampa Bay	9	7	3.5	L 1
	New York AL	8	8	4.5	L 2
	Baltimore	5	11	7.5	L 2

International League (AAA)

(8-5) @ (4-9)

Norfolk Tides	3	12	0
Louisville Bats	2	8	0

Record (9-5)

Eastern League (AA)

(9-4) @ (3-10)

Bowie Baysox	2	4	0
Erie Seawolves	1	6	0

Record (10-4)

[highheatkingsb]

News From Around The League
April 16th, 2008




- Called Up (RP) Joe Thatcher From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Called Up (SP) Mark Prior From (AA) San Antonio To (AAA) Portland.

[highheatkingsb]

Sorry I haven't posted lately guys. My modem got struck by lightning Monday night and just now got back on.

[highheatkingsb]

April 17th, 2008
Game 17 of 162
Attendance: 25,354
Wind: NE 5 mph

(8-7) @ (5-11)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Javier Vasquez Daniel Cabrera 1-1 W-L 1-1 4.00 ERA 4.67

Scott continues red hot April as Orioles hold on to split series!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - It may be to early to start talking about the MVP award, but Luke Scott is taking major strides in getting his name on the ballott for this year. Luke delivered his 20th RBI of the month and his 6th homerun of the season in the 3rd inning to give the "Birds" a 3-0 lead. That shot was enough for the victory as Daniel Cabrera took care of business tonight allowing only 1 run on 4 hits to earn his 2nd victory of the year. Chad Bradford delivered a perfect 8th and George Sherrill closed it out in the 9th but not after the White Sox scored a run in the inning and put a scare into the Orioles. The victory moves Baltimore to 6-11 still looking up at the rest of the division as they prepare to host the hated "Bombers" from New York for a three game set beginning tomorrow night.

Line Score

Chicago @ Baltimore (April 17th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Whitesox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 WP - D. Cabrera (2-1), LP - J. Vazquez (1-2), S - G. Sherrill (4)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Pierzynski (5), Crede (4), Quentin (4)
3B - Quentin (1)
HR - None
RBI - Dye 2 (15)
SB - None

2B - Mora (5), Payton (2), Cintron (2)
3B - None
HR - Scott (6)
RBI - Scott 3 (20)
SB - None

Pitching Summary

J. Vazquez (L, 1-2) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K's

E. Wasserman 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

B. Logan 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D. Cabrera (W, 2-1) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's

C. Bradford (H, 4) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

G. Sherrill (S, 4) 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 3rd

Scott homered to right, Cintron and Mora scored (3-0)

Top 7th

Dye singled to center, Quentin scored (3-1)

Top 9th

Dye grounded out to second, Quentin scored (3-2)

Player of the Game

Daniel Cabrera was on top of his game tonight as he
earned his 2nd victory of the season. Daniel went 7.0 IP
allowing only 4 hits in Baltimore's 3-2 victory to split the
two game series against the White Sox.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Toronto	13	3	-	W 3
	Boston	11	6	2.5	W 2
	Tampa Bay	9	8	4.5	L 2
	New York AL	8	9	5.5	L 3
	Baltimore	6	11	7.5	W 1

International League (AAA)

(9-5) @ (4-10)

Norfolk Tides	1	11	0
Louisville Bats	7	10	0

Record (9-6)

Eastern League (AA)

(10-4) @ (10-4)

Akron Aeros	3	7	1
Bowie Baysox	1	8	1

Record (10-5)

[Marino]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Sorry I haven't posted lately guys. My modem got struck by lightning Monday night and just now got back on.

struck by lightning? wow!

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by marino13882

struck by lightning? wow!

Well, I guess technically. We had a massive hail/thunderstorm here Monday night. It was weird, I was just posting to candymangt on his website about the weather because I didn't want to miss wrestling and five minutes later, BOOM!!!!!! Lights out for about 15 minutes. When they came back on, my modem was dead. Went to reset it and the only thing it would do is blink the power light. Got a technician out today and he said it was a goner.