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

[RAZRr1275]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Yeah, I'm frustrated, but this game is so awesome now, I won't give up. I might only win 40 to 50 games or so, but it's all good. Just gotta keep swinging and hope my pitching comes around.

Yeah. Hang in there. I'm just beginning to like this game more myself. I found an awesome slider set and I got my rosters set so that the simulation results will mirror real life.

[highheatkingsb]

News From Around The League
April 8th, 2008




- Called Up (SS) Ian Desmond From (AA) Harrisburg To (AAA) Columbus.




- Called Up (SP) Rick Porcello From (AA) Erie To (AAA) Toledo.




- Called Up (SP) John Smoltz From (AAA) Richmond To (MLB) Atlanta.

- Called Up (CF) Gorkys Hernandez From (AA) Mississippi To (AAA) Richmond.

[highheatkingsb]

April 9th, 2008
Game 9 of 162
Attendance: 28,959
Wind: SE 7 mph

(2-6) @ (4-3)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Steve Trachsel Kason Gabbard 0-1 W-L 0-1 8.43 ERA 7.19

The O's Explode!!!!! Trachsel goes the distance, Scott enters in 8th and homers twice as Orioles snap skid!!!!!

Arlington, TX - The Orioles were in need of pitching and hitting as they tried to snap a 5 game skid against Texas tonight. Fortunately they got both. Starter Steve Trachsel brought his veteran experience to the ballpark and gave the O's a phenomenal start as he went the distance allowing only 3 runs on 4 hits. The O's offense was just as phenomenal belting out a season high 17 hits including a 6 run 8th inning capped by two 3-run homeruns from Luke Scott and Melvin Mora. Luke, who came in to bat for Adam Jones in the 8th also delivered with a 2-run homer in the 9th inning to give the O's double digits in the run column for the first time. Oriole fans have to be excited about this performance tonight as they look forward to see if the "Birds" can continue it tomorrow in the rubber game as the O's and Rangers close out the series.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Texas (April 9th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 2 11 17 1 Texas Rangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 WP - S. Trachsel (1-1), LP - K. Gabbard (0-2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Mora (2)
3B - None
HR - Mora (1), Scott 2 (3)
RBI - Mora 3 (6), Markakis (6), Scott 5 (10)
SB - None

2B - None
3B - Kinsler (2)
HR - Kinsler (3), Hamilton (2)
RBI - Kinsler (5), Young (7), Hamilton (5)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



S. Trachsel (W, 1-1) 9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's

K. Gabbard (L, 0-2) 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 WP
E. Grardado 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
F. Francisco 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
J. Rupe 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 3rd

Markakis singled to second, L. Hernandez scored (1-0)

Bottom 3rd

Kinsler homered to right (1-1)

Top 6th

Markakis scored on a wild pitch (2-1)
Huff reached first on an error, R. Hernandez scored (3-1)

Top 8th

Scott homered to right, R. Hernandez and Huff scored (6-1)
Mora homered to right, L. Hernandez and Roberts scored (9-1)

Top 9th

Scott homered to right, Payton scored (11-1)

Bottom 9th

Young flied out to center, Kinsler scored (11-2)
Hamilton homered to left (11-3)

Player of the Game


Luke Scott came into the game as a pinch hitter for
Adam Jones and delivered a 3 run homerun in the
8th and a 2 run homerun in the 9th to secure the O's
11-3 victory over Texas tonight in Arlington.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Toronto	6	2	-	W 2
	Tampa Bay	5	4	1.5	W 3
	New York AL	5	4	1.5	W 2
	Boston	5	4	1.5	L 1
	Baltimore	3	6	3.5	W 1

International League (AAA)

(1-5) @ (4-2)

Rochester Red Wings	0	4	1
Norfolk Tides	8	9	0

Record (5-2)

Eastern League (AA)

(1-5) @ (5-1)

Reading Phillies	3	6	0
Bowie Baysox	4	9	0

Record (6-1)

[Heisman316]

The title should have been this for last game lol

The O's Explode!!!!!

[gtm]

Great pitching by Trachsel. Much needed win for the O's. Oh, and 17 hits? Yea baby!!!!!!!!!!

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight1337

The title should have been this for last game lol The O's Explode!!!!!

Thanks man!!! Sounds great, so I updated it to just that. Oh, and by the way, can you please get rid of that horrific avatar Knight? You're jinxing my column, just kidding man.

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by gtm

Great pitching by Trachsel. Much needed win for the O's. Oh, and 17 hits? Yea baby!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks gtm. Yeah, talk about an eye opener. I was clicking on all cylinders last night. I guess every now and then I have those games. Just hope somehow they will become consistent.

[highheatkingsb]

News From Around The League
April 9th, 2008




- Called Up (SP) Pedro Martinez From (AAA) New Orleans To (MLB) New York.

- Called Up (SP) Nathan Vineyard From (AA) Binghamton To (AAA) New Orleans.




- Called Up (SP) Charlie Haeger From (AAA) Charlotte To (MLB) Chicago.

- Called UP (SP) Lucas Harrell From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

[Heisman316]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Thanks man!!! Sounds great, so I updated it to just that. Oh, and by the way, can you please get rid of that horrific avatar Knight? You're jinxing my column, just kidding man.

Actually, I think a Cubs avatar would jinx your franchise

[highheatkingsb]

April 10th, 2008
Game 10 of 162
Attendance: 27,234
Wind: NE 6 mph

(3-6) @ (4-4)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Garrett Olson Scott Feldman 0-1 W-L 1-0 4.50 ERA 1.79

Rangers win showdown with "Birds" behind huge 4th inning!!!!!

Arlington, TX - The Orioles jumped out to a 3-0 lead tonight before the Rangers batted around in the 4th in rout to a 6 run inning and the O's never recovered. The Orioles pitching which showed some signs of life yesterday went back to the same old staff. Garrett Olson cruised through the first 3 innings before being belted around in the 4th and throwing 3 wild pitches in the inning to allow the Rangers to capitalize. Scott Feldman settled down after Luke Scott delivered his team high 11th RBI of the season in the 3rd. Feldman wouldn't allow any more runs and only 3 more baserunners after that before being pulled in the 8th inning. The Rangers got homeruns from Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler who stays red hot by still hitting over the .500 mark. The O's fall to 3-7 on the year and are off to Tampa Bay to take on the surging Rays who have won four straight.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Texas (April 10th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 Texas Rangers 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 X 7 9 0 WP - S. Feldman (2-0), LP - G. Olson (0-2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - None
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Markakis (7), Scott (11)
SB - None

2B - Murphy (3)
3B - None
HR - Kinsler (4), Hamilton (3)
RBI - Catalanotto (3), Kinsler 2 (7), Hamilton (6), Duran 2 (3)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



G. Olson (L, 0-2) 3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K's, 3 WP
M. Albers 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
D. Sarfate 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

S. Feldman (W, 2-0) 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's, 1 WP
J. Benoit 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Markakis singled to left, Cintron scored (1-0)
Scott singled to right, Mora scored (2-0)

Top 3rd

Huff scored on a wild pitch (3-0)

Bottom 4th

Hamilton homered to left (3-1)
Bradley scored on a passed ball (3-2)
Murphy scored on a wild pitch (3-3)
Duran singled to left, Catalanotto and Byrd scord (5-3)
Kinsler flied out to right, Laird scored (6-3)

Bottom 6th

Kinsler homered to left (7-3)

Player of the Game


Scott Feldman settled down after falling behind 3-0 to the Orioles
and gave the Rangers offense enough innings to pick him up and
help him improve his record to 2-0 as the Rangers took the series
from the Orioles with a 7-3 win at Arlington.


Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Toronto	7	2	-	W 3
	Tampa Bay	6	4	1.5	W 4
	New York AL	6	4	1.5	W 3
	Boston	6	4	1.5	W 1
	Baltimore	3	7	4.5	L 1

International League (AAA)

(1-6) @ (5-2)

Rochester Red Wings	2	8	0
Norfolk Tides	1	8	0

Record (5-3)

Eastern League (AA)

(6-1) @ (5-2)

Bowie Baysox	3	11	1
Akron Aeros	13	15	1

Record (6-2)