| Breaking News |  | Sunday, October 12th, 2008: Carolina's Jones Demanding Trade?
Allegedly, Michael Jones has asked to be traded from Carolina. It is rumored that he is unhappy with fans and the team management and that maybe the pressure and demands of playing here are too great.
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 | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008: Warren Butler to Miss One Week
"It was kinda freaky. Hopefully, I'll be back in the lineup soon," said a dejected Warren Butler after injuring himself in a game against Brooklyn. The Carolina manager told SION reporters, "He will miss up to one week with dead arm syndrome." The Bearcats will have to decide over the next day or two whether the left fielder will go on the disabled list.
This year Butler is batting .268 with 149 hits, 8 home runs, 70 RBIs, 56 walks, .337 OBP and has scored 80 runs.
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| Monday, September 8th, 2008: Carolina Left Fielder Injured
Carolina fans will be disappointed to learn that Warren Butler developed blurred vision while making a defensive play in today's game. After the doctor informed the Carolina Bearcats manager that Butler was expected to miss 1-2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the left fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Butler is hitting .269 this year with 8 home runs, 69 RBIs and 80 runs scored. He has 144 hits in 535 at-bats, 55 walks and a .339 on-base percentage. Butler has played in 140 games.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Tosh Spimcoxx | fractured foot | 3-4 weeks | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 64-98, .395 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 26.5 GB | | Record at home | 31-50, .383 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-48, .407 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-7, .364 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-17, .485 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 13-26, .333 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 51-72, .415 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 7-21, .250 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 7-18, .280 PCT | | Record in July | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in August | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in September | 10-13, .435 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .243 - 12th in Ruth | | On-Base Percentage | .320 - 12th in Ruth | | Slugging Percentage | .386 - 11th in Ruth | | On-Base + Slugging | .706 - 12th in Ruth | | Runs Scored | 702 - 12th in Ruth | | Hits | 1338 - 12th in Ruth | | Extra-Base Hits | 426 - tied for 8th in Ruth | | Home Runs | 164 - 6th in Ruth | | Bases-On-Balls | 614 - 6th in Ruth | | Strikeouts | 1200 - 12th in Ruth | | Stolen Bases | 66 - 8th in Ruth |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.87 - 10th in Ruth | | Starters' ERA | 5.45 - 10th in Ruth | | Bullpen ERA | 3.67 - 3rd in Ruth | | Runs allowed | 869 - 10th in Ruth | | Hits allowed | 1611 - 10th in Ruth | | Opponents AVG | .283 - 10th in Ruth | | BABIP | .309 - 10th in Ruth | | Home Runs allowed | 157 - 4th in Ruth | | Bases-On-Balls | 616 - 6th in Ruth | | Strikeouts | 827 - 10th in Ruth |
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