Virtual Baseball Season/Franchise Updates

I think we're 9-4, and first in the East, but it's early and we've been playing easy competition so far.  We have awesome pitching so far though.  The thing is I can only sneak in about a game a week, so it's hard to get into rhythm.  Once college football and the holidays pass, I'll probably play a lot more.

Since there's so much World Series talk on this board, I just wanted to make sure everyone saw Colby Lewis' awesome 2-run performance in 7+ innings for the Rangers only win of the series so far. :-)

As for High Heat: My team is on fire, 6 game win streak and first place in the East.  But it's still early in 2012, and my gaming time is very limited right now.

Off to a good 5-4 start in 2012.  Pitching has been really good, save for one horrible 13-10 loss.

Had a great game against Oakland, the defending AL champ, last night.  My pitcher Pete Whiteside struggled early, and we went down 2-0.  Larry Henderson my star 3B who had been slumping hit a 3-run blast in the 2nd and followed it with another 2-run blast in the 4th and we were up 5-2.  Whiteside struggled the whole game, getting into trouble every inning, but most of the time managing to come through with limited or no damage.  Meanwhile their relief was awesome and we were going out 1-2-3 every inning, doing absolutely nothing more.  They got one in the 6th to make it 5-3, but a DP kept it there.  Then they got 2 on in the 7th but couldn't score.  They managed another run in the 8th to make it 5-4, but left two on again.  We probably should have been down 8-5 or so, but were somehow hanging on, never giving up the key hit once men were on base.  Then in the 9th, Scott Stewart comes in to get out their lefties and gives up a Homer and it's 5-all.  They load the bases with one out, but somehow still don't score again.  In the last of the 9th we got a walk, stolen base and finally a single to win it, it was like we completely stole the game.

Tied for first in the AL East, 3-game set against Baltimore next then a 3-game set with the Yankees.

Interesting side note: The crowd audio behaved super-weirdly through the game and caused the game to hiccup often, I had to turn it off.  I have never noticed this before in probably over 1,000 High Heat games, I hope it's not that the CD got scratched or something.

so close!

Sorry about this but had to post...REAL LIFE baseball thing...

Got hme tonight, put kids to bed, etc., didn't get to eat dinner 'til about 10PM.  Flipping channels, I noticed MLB Network showing the end of Phillies at Padres.  Last of the 9th, bases loaded, 2 outs, Padres at bat trailing by 1 run.

The broadcast was picked up from the San Diego local broadcast.  The SD-homer announcers said something like "We need a hit batter....a walk....a curveball to bouce in the dirt and get by the catcher..."

I jokingly said to myself "...or a balk, just like in High Heat a couple of nights ago."

Moments later, Billy Wagner BALKED and the tying run trotted home!  Just like in my recent High Heat game a couple of posts above this.

I couldn't believe it...