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

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Quote: Originally Posted by OliDegu2008

Win the last one for Oli eh!?!?!

I'll do my best man. Thanks for continuing to check in.

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September 28th, 2008
Game: 162 of 162
Attendance: 37,684
Wind: NE 3 mph

(82-79) @ (70-91)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Dustin McGowan Daniel Cabrera 11-8 W-L 12-13 3.34 ERA 4.33

Orioles finish off 2008 with 7-1 rout of Blue Jays!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - It's all in the bag, the 2008 season has come to a finish for the Baltimore Orioles. They ended the season routing the Blue Jays at Camden Yards by a score of 7-1. The O's got home runs from Brian Roberts and Freddie Bynum and Daniel Cabrera went 7.0 innings, giving up 1 run on 8 hits, while striking out 3 batters to earn his 13th win of the season. The Orioles organization would like to thank all of their fans and fellow OS community members for following them throughout the year that had it's ups and downs. The O's are looking forward to your support in the upcoming 2009 season, until then, it's been a pleasure.

Line Score

Toronto @ Baltimore (September 28th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 2 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 X 7 11 0 WP - D. Cabrera (13-13), LP - D. McGowan (11-9), S - B. McCrory (2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Overbay (25)
RBI - Overbay (86)
SB - None

2B - Mora (23), Huff (25), Hernandez (15)
3B - Bynum (2)
HR - Roberts (7), Bynum (12)
RBI - Roberts (61), Mora (70), Markakis (112), Huff (96), Cintron (35), Bynum (40), Millar (59)
SB - Mora (35)

Pitching Summary



D. McGowan (L, 11-9) 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
J. Machi 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
B. Tallet 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Carlson 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D. Cabrera (W, 13-13) 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's
B. McCrory (S, 2) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's

Scoring Summary



Bottom 3rd

Roberts homered to right center (1-0)
Huff doubled to left, Markakis scored (2-0)
Mora grounded out to shortstop, Scott scored (3-0)

Bottom 4th

Bynum homered to right (4-0)

Top 7th

Overbay homered to right (4-1)

Bottom 7th

Markakis flied out to right, Bynum scored (5-1)

Bottom 8th

Millar grounded out to first, Mora scored (6-1)
Cintron grounded out to second, Hernandez scored (7-1)

Player of the Game

Daniel Cabrera evened his record at 13-13 to finish the 2008 season
tonight, going 7.0 innings, giving up just 1 run on 8 hits and recorded
3 strikeouts as the Orioles finished off the Blue Jays with a 7-1 victory.

Standings

( Z - clinched playoff birth)

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Boston	104	58	-	W 4
	Z - New York	101	61	3.0	L 3
	Toronto	82	80	22.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	75	87	29.0	W 1
	Baltimore	71	91	33.0	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****

2008 Final Statistic Leaders

A. Huff 1B .345 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 29 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 112 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 61 Steals D. Cabrera SP 13 Wins T. Patton SP 3.47 ERA G. Sherrill RP 2.93 ERA G. Sherrill CL 41 Saves D. Cabrera SP 139 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 79 Strike Outs

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Pennant Race Standings Through September 28th, 2008

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

American League East
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Boston	104	58	-

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Detroit	91	71	-

American League West
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Seattle	79	83	-

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	Y - New York	101	61	-

National League East
Team		W	L	GB
	X - New York	93	69	-

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Pittsburgh	91	71	-

National League West
Team		W	L	GB
	X - Los Angeles	97	65	-

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB
	Y - Philadelphia	89	73	-

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Major League Baseball congratulates the Philadelphia Phillies on capturing the 2008 National League Wild Card.


2008 National League Wild Card

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

September 28th, 2008




- Called Up (RP) Luis Ayala




- Called Up (SP) Daniel Cortes




- Called Up (SP) Mark Redman
- Sent Down (SP) Greg Reynolds
- Sent Down (RP) Darren Clarke

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MLB Morning News

September 29th, 2008

Phillies Clinch Playoff Birth!!!!!



Home victory over Nationals extra sweet for Phillies, who capture NL Wild Card with loss by Cardinals.

The Phillies and their fans celebrated at Citizens Bank Ballpark last night, as Philadelphia crushed Washington 15-3 to secure the NL Wild Card after learning St. Louis lost to Cincinnati 10-0 at Busch Stadium. The win moved the Phillies and Cardinals into a tie, but the Phillies owned the tie-breaker pushing them into the playoff spot. Pedro Feliz went 3-for-4 in the game, belting 2 home runs and driving in 7 runs.

The Phillies will head to Los Angeles to open the division series against the Dodgers.

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2008 Final Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Boston	104	58	-	W 4
	Y - New York	101	61	3.0	L 3
	Toronto	82	80	22.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	75	87	29.0	W 1
	Baltimore	71	91	33.0	W 1

American League Central
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Detroit	91	71	-	L 1
	Cleveland	84	78	7.0	W 1
	Minnesota	84	78	7.0	L 1
	Chicago	78	84	13.0	L 1
	Kansas City	69	93	22.0	W 1

American League West
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Seattle	79	83	-	W 3
	Oakland	76	86	3.0	L 4
	Los Angeles	75	87	4.0	L 1
	Texas	64	98	15.0	W 1

American League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Y - New York	101	61	-	L 3
	Cleveland	87	78	17.0	W 1
	Minnesota	87	78	17.0	L 1
	Toronto	82	80	19.0	L 1
	Chicago	78	84	23.0	L 1
	Oakland	76	86	25.0	L 4

National League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - New York	93	69	-	L 3
	Y - Philadelphia	89	73	4.0	W 1
	Atlanta	84	78	9.0	W 1
	Florida	79	83	14.0	W 3
	Washington	52	110	41.0	L 1

National League Central
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Pittsburgh	91	71	-	L 1
	St. Louis	89	73	2.0	L 1
	Chicago	85	77	6.0	W 1
	Cincinnati	81	81	10.0	W 1
	Houston	80	82	11.0	L 1
	Milwaukee	74	88	17.0	L 1

National League West
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	X - Los Angeles	97	65	-	L 1
	Arizona	87	75	10.0	L 1
	San Diego	75	87	22.0	W 1
	San Francisco	73	89	24.0	W 1
	Colorado	68	94	29.0	W 1

National League Wild Card
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Y - Philadelphia	89	73	-	W 1
	St. Louis	89	73	-	L 1
	Arizona	87	75	2.0	L 1
	Chicago	85	77	4.0	W 1
	Atlanta	84	78	5.0	W 1
	Cincinnati	81	81	8.0	W 1

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2008 Final Team Rankings


Batting Average
.291 (3rd)

At-Bats
5814 (5th)

Runs
697 (24th)

Hits
1689 (3rd)

Doubles
197 (30th)

Triples
14 (27th)

Home Runs
152 (27th)

Runs Batted In
671 (26th)

Stolen Bases
176 (3rd)

Caught Stealing
59 (23rd)

Stolen Base %
.749 (5th)

Base On Balls
182 (30th)

Strikeouts
1213 (24th)

Slugging %
.408 (25th)

On-Base %
.309 (29th)

Total Bases
2370 (24th)

Plate Appearances
6064 (30th)

Double Plays
134 (30th)

Assists
1685 (1st)

Put Outs
4311 (26th)

Errors
76 (4th)

Fielding %
.987 (T-4th)

Earned Run Average
4.67 (27th)

Complete Games
4 (T-16th)

Shutouts
0 (T-28th)

Saves
47 (T-21st)

Blown Saves
14 (2nd)

Hits Allowed
1433 (2nd)

Runs Allowed
773 (T-20th)

Earned Runs Allowed
746 (26th)

Home Runs Allowed
238 (30th)

Base On Balls Allowed
381 (1st)

Strikeouts
902 (30th)

Win %
.438 (26th)

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2008 Final Hitting Statistics

*****Hit By Pitch is included in walks*****

	G			AB		R			H		2B		3B		HR		RBI		BB		SO		SB		CS		SF		SH		OBP		SLG		OPS		AVG
3B M. Mora	162			666		84			181		23		2		25		70		25		154		35		12		2		2		.296		.424		.721		.271
1B A. Huff	162			672		83			232		25		4		21		96		14		109		0		0		5		0		.356		.488		.844		.345
RF N. Markakis	158			669		89			227		32		0		22		112		17		108		8		5		4		0		.353		.485		.839		.339
C R. Hernandez	137			519		57			137		15		0		15		53		17		103		0		0		4		1		.284		.379		.664		.263
LF L. Scott	155			637		69			184		25		2		29		101		15		152		0		0		4		0		.303		.470		.774		.288
1B K. Millar	156			597		67			166		20		1		14		59		17		133		0		0		3		1		.296		.385		.681		.278
2B B. Roberts	148			629		86			169		23		2		7		61		26		129		61		11		5		5		.293		.344		.638		.268
SS A. Cintron	126			450		58			135		10		1		5		35		15		96		16		6		3		4		.317		.360		.677		.300
CF A. Jones	41			119		15			33		3		0		1		12		3		33		6		6		0		3		.288		.327		.615		.277
SS P. Figueroa	12			41		1			12		0		0		0		4		0		11		1		2		2		2		.266		.292		.559		.292
RF C. Roberson	49			114		9			28		1		0		0		9		3		27		9		6		0		5		.254		.254		.508		.245
C G. Quiroz	41			134		10			36		3		0		0		8		5		26		0		0		1		0		.292		.291		.583		.268
LF F. Bynum	113			361		51			109		13		2		12		40		13		79		34		8		4		4		.319		.448		.768		.301

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You did it hh. Regular season played out. Congrats.