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

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoBucks225

Are you going to be starting a new Orioles dynasty with The Show 09 or are you going to continue with this one? It seems like it would be a waste of time to start over but the Show has some great new features coming in...if only i had a PS3...

I'm sticking with this one. With buying a new home and all that goes with it, I'm lucky to pick up a game every couple months. The last game I picked up new was Fallout, and I'm going with Star Ocean as my next game. I also don't have the time to sit and figure out what sliders I like and test them like I used to. Show 09 looks great, but 08 plays exactly what I'm looking for in the game. I know I won't have the new stadiums and new players, but I'm a franchise guy. I don't want to start over again. I want to hopefully pick my team up over a course of several years and win a championship somewhere down the line, so expect to see this franchise continue for a long time to come. Slowly, but surely. Thanks for following man.

[MillardMavs]

wow 900 posts in this dynasty.

Now its 901. LOL.

Keep it up. I'm glad you are going to continue this dynasty instead of starting a new one with '09.

[highheatkingsb]

August 16th, 2008
Game: 124 of 162
Attendance: 32,819
Wind: NE 7 mph

(55-68) @ (67-56)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jeremy Guthrie Dontrelle Willis 7-7 W-L 8-6 5.22 ERA 5.53

Tigers roar back, erase huge deficit to beat Orioles in extra innings!!!!!

Detroit, MI - The fans that have tickets for this series have been treated with something special the last two nights, good for Tigers fans, not so for fans of the O's. The Orioles blew a 5-run lead tonight only to lose 10-8 on a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. The O's broke a 3-3 tie in the 4th inning when Nick Markakis singled to center field and then Melvin Mora delivered a grand slam home run, his 20th homer of the year to plate a total of 5 runs in the inning for the O's and what looked like an easy victory for O's starter Jeremy Guthrie. The O's knocked Tigers starter Dontrell Willis aroundfor 8 runs on 13 hits in just 3.1 innings before he left the game. If anything learned from the fans of the visitors this year though, they knew it would not be an easy tally in the "W" column. It never seems to be when it comes to the 2008 Baltimore Orioles. This night would be no exception. The Mora grand slam would be the last of the scoring for the O's and the beginning of the rally for the Tigers. The home team would get solo homers from Miguel Cabrera in the 6th and Mark Rivera in the 7th, then Carlos Guillen tied the game in the 8th, belting a 3-run shot off of O's reliever Chad Bradford. The game remained that way until the 10th inning when Tigers newcomer Mike Holliman, who entered the game at shortstop in the 9th, delivered a 2-run walk off home run off of Dennis Sarfate, sending Comerica Park into a crazy madhouse and giving the Tigers a 10-8 victory, one night after winning 10-7. In some Orioles notes, Aubrey Huff went 4-for-5 on the night and pushed his AL batting average lead to .346 and Nick Markakis extended his hitting streak to 14 games. The O's will give starter Troy Patton his first big league start tomorrow as they try to avoid a sweep before heading home to face the Red Sox.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Detroit (August 16th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Baltimore Orioles 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 2 Detroit Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 10 16 0 WP - A. Lopez (4-4), LP - D. Sarfate (5-4)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Mora (15)
3B - Scott (2)
HR - Mora (20)
RBI - Roberts (45), Mora 4 (53), Markakis (80), Huff (67), R. Hernandez (41)
SB - Bynum (28)

2B - None
3B - Ordonez (4)
HR - Cabrera (24), Guillen (16), Rivera (8), Holliman (2)
RBI - Cabrera (80), Guillen 3 (66), Renteria (56), Ordonez (97), Rivera (34), Holliman 2 (5), Thames (30)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Guthrie 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
B. McCrory (H, 1) 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
C. Bradford (BS, 2) 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
D. Sarfate (L, 5-4) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D. Willis 3.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
Y. Bazardo 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
C. Fien 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's, 1 WP
A. Lopez (W, 4-4) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Huff singled to first, Scott scored (1-0)

Bottom 1st

Ordonez tripled to right center, Polanco scored (1-1)
Thames singled to center, Ordonez scored (2-1)
Renteria singled to center, Cabrera scored (3-1)

Top 2nd

Roberts singled to center, Cintron scored (3-2)

Top 3rd

R. Hernandez grounded out to shortstop, Huff scored (3-3)

Top 4th

Markakis singled to center, Bynum scored (4-3)
Mora homered to left, Markakis, Scott and Huff scored (8-3)

Bottom 6th

Cabrera homered to right (8-4)

Bottom 7th

Rivera homered to left (8-5)

Bottom 8th

Guillen homered to left, Cabrera and Raburn scored (8-8)

Bottom 10th

Holliman homered to right, Guillen scored (10-8)

Player of the Game

Carlos Guillen went 2-for-5 on the night and delivered a huge 3-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to erase an Orioles 8-5 lead. The Tigers went on in extra innings to win on a walk-off home run and take 2 straight from the "Birds".

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York	82	42	-	L 1
	Boston	80	44	2.0	W 2
	Toronto	67	57	15.0	L 2
	Baltimore	55	69	27.0	L 2
	Tampa Bay	54	69	27.5	L 1

International League (AAA)

(69-58) @ (63-64)

Charlotte Knights	8	12	1
Norfolk Tides	6	10	0

Record: (63-65)
Place: Last (11.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 3)

Eastern League (AA)

(71-55) @ (73-54)

Binghamton Mets	1	7	2
Bowie Baysox	2	6	0

Record (74-54)
Place: 1st (3.0 games up)

Streak: (Won 4)

Statistic Leaders through August 16th

A. Huff 1B .346 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 23 Home Runs L. Scott LF 82 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 45 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins D. Cabrera SP 3.80 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.68 ERA G. Sherrill CL 33 Saves D. Cabrera SP 112 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 63 Strike Outs

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by MillardMavs

wow 900 posts in this dynasty. Now its 901. LOL. Keep it up. I'm glad you are going to continue this dynasty instead of starting a new one with '09.

Thanks man, that last game sure felt like real life. Nothing like the O's blowing a huge lead and watching one fly over the fence to end the game. Damn bullpen. Thanks for following man.

[MillardMavs]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Thanks man, that last game sure felt like real life. Nothing like the O's blowing a huge lead and watching one fly over the fence to end the game. Damn bullpen. Thanks for following man.

Your welcome. Yea that sux. Typical O's baseball

[Cane_Mutiny]

Wow, incredible dynasty log you've got going here. I'm new to the site, but I can tell you've put a lot of effort into this - keep up the good work, and most importantly, keep on playing! The Show is a great game; maybe I'll pick it up again..

[highheatkingsb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cane_Mutiny

Wow, incredible dynasty log you've got going here. I'm new to the site, but I can tell you've put a lot of effort into this - keep up the good work, and most importantly, keep on playing! The Show is a great game; maybe I'll pick it up again..

Hey man, welcome to OS. Thanks for following along as well. It does take some time and effort, but it's worth it. It's great hearing the feedback on the franchise and all of your thoughts.

[highheatkingsb]

MLB/Orioles Promotional News

August 16th, 2008


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MLB Morning News

August 17th, 2008

Red Sox Get Key Divisional Win!!!!!



Red Sox win against AL East rival Blue Jays.

Playing at home under the lights, The Red Sox emerged victorious in a 9-6 win over the Blue Jays. Leading the offensive charge was Julio Lugo, who blasted a home run and drove in 5 runs. Curt Schilling collected the win, working 6 innings and giving up 6 runs and 7 hits.

If the Blue Jays are to avoid the sweep today at Fenway Park, they've got the right man on the mound, their ace Roy Halladay (4-12, 4.30), who will face Eric Hull (1-0, 1.50).

[highheatkingsb]

August 17th, 2008
Game: 125 of 162
Attendance: 32,806
Wind: SE 5 mph

(55-69) @ (68-56)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Troy Patton Fernando Rodney 0-0 W-L 3-2 0.00 ERA 3.61

O's bullpen woes continue, leads to Tigers sweep!!!!!

Detroit, MI - The bullpen for the Orioles was once again the deciding factor in tonight's game. Also, once again, they were on the losing side of things. The Tigers got RBI's from Magglio Ordonez in both the 1st and 3rd innings off of O's starter Troy Patton to take an early 2-0 lead. That would be all that the Tigers could muster against the Oriole rookie, who pitched well in his first career start. Before leaving with an injury in the 6th, Patton went 5.0 innings and gave up 6 hits, but also struck out 6 batters in the process. The Orioles cut the lead in half with an RBI triple by Brian Roberts in the 5th and evened the game at 2-2 in the 8th on an RBI single by Melvin Mora. Destiny took it's toll on the O's again, Jamie Walker took the mound in the bottom of the 8th and served up home runs from Gary Sheffield and Mike Holliman to make it a 5-2 Tigers lead. Todd Jones then shut the door in the 9th inning to pick up his 37th save of the year, though the O's managed to push across one run on a passed ball by Jones. The Orioles fall back into the cellar as they pack up and head home to welcome the Yankees and Red Sox over the next six games.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Detroit (August 17th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 Detroit Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 10 0 WP - B. Seay (3-3), LP - J. Walker (1-6), S - T. Jones (37)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Huff (20)
3B - Roberts (2)
HR - None
RBI - Roberts (46), Mora (54)
SB - Mora (26)

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Sheffield (22), Ordonez (24), Holliman (3)
RBI - Sheffield (84), Ordonez 2 (99), Holliman 2 (7)
SB - Renteria (9), Sheffield (14)

Pitching Summary



T. Patton 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's
J. Lewis 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
J. Walker (L, 1-6) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
B. McCrory 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

F. Rodney 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
J. Bonderman 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
B. Seay (W, 3-3) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
T. Jones (S, 37) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Ordonez singled to right, Renteria scored (1-0)

Bottom 3rd

Ordonez homered to right (2-0)

Top 5th

Roberts tripled to right center, Cintron scored (2-1)

Top 8th

Mora singled to right, Huff scored (2-2)

Bottom 8th

Sheffield homered to right center (3-2)
Holliman homered to left, Guillen scored (5-2)

Top 9th

Cintron scored on a wild pitch (5-3)

Player of the Game

Magglio Ordonez crushed a home run and drove in 2 RBI's as
the Tigers completed a 3-game sweep of the Orioles with a
5-3 victory at Comerica Park.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York	83	42	-	W 1
	Boston	81	44	2.0	W 3
	Toronto	67	58	16.0	L 3
	Tampa Bay	55	69	27.5	W 1
	Baltimore	55	70	28.0	L 3

International League (AAA)

(70-58) @ (63-65)

Charlotte Knights	5	9	1
Norfolk Tides	2	9	1

Record: (63-66)
Place: Last (12.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 4)

Eastern League (AA)

(71-56) @ (74-54)

Binghamton Mets	7	15	1
Bowie Baysox	5	10	2

Record (74-55)
Place: 1st (2.0 games up)

Streak: (Loss 1)

Statistic Leaders through August 17th

A. Huff 1B .345 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 23 Home Runs L. Scott LF 82 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 45 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 3.59 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.68 ERA G. Sherrill CL 33 Saves D. Cabrera SP 112 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 66 Strike Outs