Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, August 17th , 2048
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Erebor Eagles (115.7, +)
2) Rivendell Royals (115.1, -)
3) Mirkwood Sylvan (105.2, o)
4) Bywater Bounders (104.7, o)
5) Minas Tirith Titans (104.2, +)
6) Dol Guldur Dragons (102.2, -)
7) Carrock Bears (100.8, +)
8) Ravenhill Darkwings (99.0, -)
9) Old Forest Merry Fellows (97.6, o)
10) Bucklebury Fairies (96.2, ++)
11) Lake Town Archers (93.6, +)
12) Minas Morgul Slayers (93.4, -)
13) Isengard Raiders (85.5, o)
14) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (84.5, o)
15) Dunharrow Devils (82.9, +)
16) Grey Havens Stars (82.4, +)
17) Misty Mountain Hops (80.3, –)
18) Dagorlad Disaster (80.1, +)
19) Minas Ithil Wyrms (77.5, -)
20) Numenor Kings (75.3, ++)
21) Weathertop Witch Kings (74.4, +)
22) Bree Cheese (72.8, -)
23) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (72.3, -)
24) Moria Miners (63.3, -)

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Ugak *the Masher Wins MC Trophy

Monday, August 17th , 2048
Ugak *the Masher demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award.

The Dead Marshes second baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .429 average (9-for-21) with 4 home runs and 6 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

*the Masher has collected 158 hits for the Uruk-hai this year, 40 of them home runs. He has also netted 94 RBIs and scored 110 runs while batting .390.

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Barrage of Hits Gets Starym SC Award

Monday, August 17th , 2048
A battle-tested Sylleth Starym declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old Mirkwood third baseman collected the Shire Conference Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .368 average, 7 hits in 19 at-bats, 4 home runs, 5 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

This year Starym is hitting .238 with 23 home runs.

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Elvythien Remains in Carrock

Saturday, August 15th , 2048
The latest out of Carrock indicates that Leojym Elvythien has re-signed with the Bears and that the 23-year-old starting pitcher is set to earn $2,040,000 over a 1-year span.

Team officials tell BNN the deal will be officially announced at a press conference tomorrow.

For the season Elvythien has compiled a 11-5 record with a 3.03 ERA.

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Elassidil, Slayers Agree to Extension

Friday, August 14th , 2048
The Minas Morgul Slayers have finished a deal with All Star-caliber reliever Alauthshaee Elassidil that will extend his stay in Minas Morgul at least 4 years and will pay out $21,300,000.

On the year Elassidil has 4 saves in 53 relief appearances with a 5-3 record and 3.14 ERA.

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Fairies Kingmaker Gone for Year

Wednesday, August 12th , 2048
The Bucklebury Fairies were dealt a severe blow when Samwise Kingmaker was hurt throwing a pitch recently in a game against the Numenor Kings. After the game, the team trainer reported Kingmaker might have to spend a lengthy time on the injured list. Today doctors confirmed it, ruling the 26-year-old starting pitcher out for the rest of the season with shoulder inflammation. They indicated it would take Kingmaker at least 6 months to heal.

This season Kingmaker has compiled a 6-6 mark with a 5.09 ERA.

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Kragg Chiselhead Hurt, Will Miss Rest of Year

Wednesday, August 12th , 2048
Rivendell has lost starting pitcher Kragg Chiselhead for at least 8 months. He was hurt in a game against the Slayers while throwing a pitch and sustained radial nerve compression. His doctors said Chiselhead will probably be out the rest of the year.

This year in 23 starts, Chiselhead has recorded 8 wins and absorbed 6 losses. He has pitched 140.1 innings, allowed 133 hits, struck out 144 and has a 3.33 ERA.

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Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, August 10th , 2048
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Rivendell Royals (119.3, +)
2) Erebor Eagles (109.0, +)
3) Mirkwood Sylvan (107.6, +)
4) Bywater Bounders (105.9, ++)
5) Dol Guldur Dragons (105.0, –)
6) Minas Tirith Titans (102.2, o)
7) Ravenhill Darkwings (99.9, +)
8) Carrock Bears (98.4, ++)
9) Old Forest Merry Fellows (96.8, o)
10) Minas Morgul Slayers (96.7, –)
11) Misty Mountain Hops (93.7, +)
12) Lake Town Archers (90.1, ++)
13) Isengard Raiders (88.2, –)
14) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (87.8, ++)
15) Bucklebury Fairies (84.9, +)
16) Dunharrow Devils (80.0, –)
17) Minas Ithil Wyrms (78.5, o)
18) Grey Havens Stars (76.8, –)
19) Dagorlad Disaster (75.7, –)
20) Bree Cheese (75.6, +)
21) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (75.4, -)
22) Weathertop Witch Kings (73.6, –)
23) Moria Miners (71.6, o)
24) Numenor Kings (67.4, o)

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Balahontsev Extends Stay with Slayers

Monday, August 10th , 2048
The Minas Morgul Slayers have finished a deal with All Star-caliber second baseman Yong-gwan Balahontsev that will extend his stay in Minas Morgul at least 6 years and will pay out $138,000,000.

For the year Balahontsev is batting .235 with 8 home runs, 57 RBIs and 50 runs scored.

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Roman Mordor Conference’s Hottest Hitter

Monday, August 10th , 2048
Jaimie Roman of the Isengard Raiders culminated a sensational week of play by being named the Mordor Conference Player of the Week.

He rocked the opposition with a .455 batting average, 10 hits in 22 at-bats, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs while scoring 5 times.

Roman is hitting at a .261 mark this season. His stats show 12 home runs, 44 RBIs and 48 runs scored. He has played 108 games for the Raiders.

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