BRINGING RESPECT BACK TO BALTIMORE: An Orioles Franchise

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So I took a look at this game and the Baltimore Orioles were ranked as the worst franchise in Major League Baseball so I have gone ahead and taken on this game as well. At least I won't be flying blind like in the NBA games, since I have played with this game before.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Franchise Rank: 30th
Key Players: SP Erik Bedard and 2B Brian Roberts
2007 Team Batting Average: .269
2007 Team ERA: 5.00
2007 Record: 69-93
Batting Rank: 27th
Pitching Rank: 21st
Defense Rank: 29th
Overall Rank: 30th

GENERAL MANAGER INFORMATION

Contract Length: 5 Years.

5 YEAR GOALS

1. Have a winning percentage of .410 at the end of the contract.
2. Make a playoff appearance.
3. Provide an aerobic room.
4. Host an All Star Game.
5. Have a player lead the league in homeruns.
6. Have 2 seasons where the team ERA is 4.30.
7. Have a player win the Cy Young Award.
8. Have 2 seasons where the team batting average is .230.
9. Have a player be named League MVP.
10. Have a player start in the All Star Game.

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ORIOLES 2008 ROSTER

STARTING PITCHERS
Erick Bedard
Daniel Cabrera
Jeremy Guthrie
Adam Loewen
Garrett Olson
RELIEF PITCHERS
Danys Baez
Dennis Sarfate
Chad Bradford
Fernando Cabrera
Brian Burres
Greg Aquino
CLOSER
Chris Ray
CATCHERS
Ramon Hernandez
Guillermo Quiroz
FIRST BASEMEN
Aubrey Huff
Jay Gibbons
SECOND BASEMEN
Brian Roberts
Freddie Bynum
THIRD BASEMEN
Melvin Mora
Scott Moore
SHORTSTOP
Luis Hernandez
LEFT FIELDER
Luke Scott
CENTER FIELDERS
Jay Payton
Chris Roberson
RIGHT FIELDER
Nick Markakis

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ORIOLES' 2008 SPRING TRAINING LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

1. Brian Roberts
2. Melvin Mora
3. Nick Markakis
4. Aubrey Huff
5. Ramon Hernandez
6. Luke Scott
7. Jay Payton
8. Jay Gibbons
9. Luis Hernandez

DEFENSIVE POSITIONING

C - Ramon Hernandez
1B - Aubrey Huff
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Melvin Mora
SS - Luis Hernandez
LF - Luke Scott
CF - Jay Payton
RF - Nick Markakis
DH - Jay Gibbons

PITCHING ROTATION
1. Erick Bedard
2. Daniel Cabrera
3. Jeremy Guthrie
4. Adam Loewen
5. Garrett Olson

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ROSTER MOVES

Called up SP Troy Patton from AAA Tides.
Sent down SP Garrett Olson to AAA Tides.
Called up RP Rocky Cherry from AAA Tides.
Sent down RP Greg Aquino to AAA Tides.
Called up RP Ryan Bukvich from AAA Tides.
Sent down RP Brian Burres to AAA Tides.
Called up 3B Chadwick Foster from AAA Tides.
Sent down 3B Scott Moore to AAA Tides.
Called up CF Tike Redman from AAA Tides.
Sent down CF Chris Roberson to AAA Tides.

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TRAINING BUDGETS

Beginning Budgets:
Pitching: $5,820,243
Defense: $5,703,383
Offense: $5,755,829
Conditioning: $5,510,107
TOTAL: $22,789,562 (8th in the major leagues)

Pitching - Increased funding for stamina.
New pitching funding total: $6,172,317

Defense - Increased funding for arm strength
New defense funding total: $6,119,813

Offense: No changes made

Conditioning: No changes made

New training total: $23,558,066 (1st in major leagues)

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2008 SCOUTING TEAM

Total spending: $5,017,000. 10th in the majors.

Western US Scout: Arnold Marcus. Salary $1,348,000. Arnold Marcus works hard and finds the good outfielders regularly.
Central US scout: Scott Humphires. Salary $1,886,000. Mr. Humphries efficiently scouts starting pitchers. He rarely misses.
Eastern US Scout: Otis Snowden. Salary $1,581,000. No one spots talented infielders as quickly and as accurately as Otis Snowden.
International Scout: Reuben Mathews. Salary. $202,000. Reuben Mathews often struggles with finding good relievers.

Changes: Replaced Reuben Mathews with Garry Grant. Salary $229,000. Mr. Grant is OK at finding reliable relievers.

New scouting spending total: $5,044,000. 10th in the majors.

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2008 COACHING STAFF

Manager: Jordan Loomis. Salary: $4,027,000. Jordan Loomis tries hard and his players listen.
Pitching Coach: Johnathan Gilliam. Salary: $2,293,000. Coach Gilliam is unparallelled at teaching the pickoff move.
Batting Coach: Heriberto Washington. Salary: $2,121,000. Heriberto Washington is able to get every player hitting the ball out of the park.
1st Base Coach: Porfirio Warner. Salary: $723,000. Porfirio Warner will take some gambles but isn't the most aggressive base coach.
3rd Base Coach: Bret Horner. Salary: $1,114,000. Horner is one of the most knowledgeable coaches in the game.
Farm Director: Cleo Beasley. Salary: $1,798,000. Coach Beasley will get hitters up to speed faster than most others.

Total Salaries: $12,076,000. 6th in the majors.

Our manager doesn't have a clue when it comes to offensive game play.

Replaced Jordan Loomis with Forrest Hodges. Salary: $3,624,000. Forrest Hodges pulls out the stops and pushes the limits offensively.

New Salary Total: $11,673,000. 10th in the majors.

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REHAB BUDGET

Research: $952,199
Medicine: $1,065,800
Rehab Staff: $979,999
Therapy: $952,199
Total Rehab Budget: $3,950,197 28th in the majors

Increased budget for Rehab Staff to $1,008,199.

New Rehab Budget Total: $3,978,397 26th in the majors.

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SCOUTING ASSIGNMENTS

AREA: Western US
SCOUT: A. Marcus

TOP PROSPECTS:
SS C. Yang Age:22
SS E. Carlton Age 21
2B T. Light Age 21
2B J. Quintero Age 16
C R. Soto Age 22

PLAYERS CHOSEN TO SCOUT
NAME: Chang-Su Yang
POSITION: SS
AGE: 22
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 206 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 6.9s

NAME: Ernest Carlton
POSITION: SS
AGE: 21
HEIGHT: 5'8"
WEIGHT: 160 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 6.9s

NAME: Terrence Light
POSITION: 2B
AGE: 21
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 177 lbs
BATS: Left
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 7.0s

AREA: Central US
SCOUT: S. Humphries

TOP PROSPECTS:
C A. Short Age: 20
RF S. Adair Age 21
CP B. Bartholom Age: 16
SP J. Aguire Age:22
SP R. McGreal Age:22

PLAYERS CHOSEN TO SCOUT
NAME: Antuan Short
POSITION: C
AGE: 20
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 203 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 6.9s

NAME: Sanford Adair
POSITION: RF
AGE:21
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 191 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 7.5s

NAME: B. Bartholom
POSITION: CP
AGE: 16
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 212 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 7.5s

AREA: Eastern US
SCOUT: D. Snowden

TOP PROSPECTS
SP T. Babcock Age: 16
RF S. Osborne Age: 18
SS B. Robison Age: 22
SP M. Couture Age: 19
C N. Duff Age: 16

PLAYERS CHOSEN TO SCOUT
NAME: Terrell Babcock
POSITION: SP
AGE: 16
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 215 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Left
60 TIME: 8.0s

NAME: Sanford Osborne
POSITION: RF
AGE: 18
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 177 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 7.1s

NAME: Barton Robison
POSITION: SS
AGE: 22
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 173 lbs
BATS: Switch
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 6.9s

AREA: International
SCOUT: G. Grant

TOP PROSPECTS
1B L. Juarez Age: 18
SP J. Mackey Age: 17
SP S. Fitz Age: 22
LF R. Knox Age: 18
2B E. Heck Age: 19

PLAYER CHOSEN TO SCOUT
NAME: Logan Juarez
POSITION: 1B
AGE: 18
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 173 lbs
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
60 TIME: 7.2s

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2008 SPRING TRAINING RESULTS

Record: 1-2

February 28 - vs Florida W 6-4
February 29 - vs Seattle L 8-5
March 1 - vs Washington L 4-0