Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, April 25th , 2050
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Weathertop Witch Kings (146.0, o)
2) Rivendell Royals (143.0, o)
3) Minas Morgul Slayers (120.8, ++)
4) Erebor Eagles (118.8, ++)
5) Numenor Kings (117.8, o)
6) Dol Guldur Dragons (114.8, –)
7) Dagorlad Disaster (107.2, –)
8) Old Forest Merry Fellows (105.2, +)
9) Misty Mountain Hops (98.7, ++)
10) Bywater Bounders (95.7, -)
11) Carrock Bears (94.7, -)
12) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (94.7, –)
13) Mirkwood Sylvan (93.7, +)
14) Minas Tirith Titans (91.7, –)
15) Lake Town Archers (89.3, ++)
16) Moria Miners (89.3, ++)
17) Dunharrow Devils (82.3, -)
18) Bree Cheese (76.8, o)
19) Ravenhill Darkwings (75.9, –)
20) Isengard Raiders (66.2, –)
21) Minas Ithil Wyrms (47.9, –)
22) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (44.3, +)
23) Bucklebury Fairies (33.0, -)
24) Grey Havens Stars (10.9, o)

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Star of the Week Picked in MC

Monday, April 25th , 2050
The Player of the Week has been announced by the Mordor Conference. The award went to Gundahar Headstrong, left fielder of the Minas Morgul Slayers.

He dominated league pitchers with a .591 average to win the honor. Headstrong went 13-for-22 for the week, totaled 2 home runs with 11 RBIs and scored 7 times.

For the year, Headstrong is batting .333 with 20 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 10 times and driven in 12.

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Erebor’s Pennypacker Gets SC Player of the Week

Monday, April 25th , 2050
23-year-old Cedivar Pennypacker sent shock waves through Tolkien Baseball last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Shire Conference Player of the Week Award.

A newcomer to the league, Pennypacker made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .516 average, 16 hits in 31 at-bats, 1 home run and 4 runs batted in.

Where the Erebor Eagles third baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Pennypacker certainly made his mark last week.

Pennypacker is hitting .325 for the season with 1 home run, 7 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has 26 hits in 80 at-bats and played in 19 games.

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Royals-Wheat Kings Trade: Giantslurper for MacLauchlan

Monday, April 18th , 2050
Proving the old adage that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, the Royals announced today the acquisition of 20-year old 1B Egidio MacLauchlan and 21-year old LHP Masgaba Handwalker from the Rhun Wheat Kings in exchange for 24-year old minor league LF Adelgrim Alder-friend, 22-year old minor league 1B Ghobulg Giantslurper, 23-year old minor league RHP Aldagrim Brownlock, and 22-year old minor league 3B Joël Yenores. “This isn’t the deal of the century,” acknowledged the Royals, “but we think it will improve the direction of both teams.”

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Weekly Team Power Rankings

Monday, April 18th , 2050
Here are the current team power rankings for Tolkien Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Weathertop Witch Kings (179.6, +)
2) Rivendell Royals (172.1, -)
3) Dol Guldur Dragons (150.0, ++)
4) Dagorlad Disaster (129.1, ++)
5) Numenor Kings (123.1, ++)
6) Minas Tirith Titans (122.1, –)
7) Lothlorien Lumberjacks (113.9, ++)
8) Bywater Bounders (106.9, ++)
9) Old Forest Merry Fellows (104.9, ++)
10) Carrock Bears (91.0, ++)
11) Erebor Eagles (89.0, –)
12) Isengard Raiders (89.0, –)
13) Minas Morgul Slayers (89.0, -)
14) Mirkwood Sylvan (89.0, –)
15) Dunharrow Devils (87.0, –)
16) Ravenhill Darkwings (80.9, –)
17) Minas Ithil Wyrms (77.1, ++)
18) Bree Cheese (75.1, –)
19) Lake Town Archers (74.1, ++)
20) Moria Miners (55.9, –)
21) Misty Mountain Hops (52.9, –)
22) Bucklebury Fairies (23.1, +)
23) Dead Marshes Uruk-hai (15.1, –)
24) Grey Havens Stars (-22.0, o)

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MC Player of the Week Chosen

Monday, April 18th , 2050
A battle-tested Silus Duskmere declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old Lothlorien first baseman collected the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .500 average, 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

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SC Star of the Week Announced

Monday, April 18th , 2050
The Shire Conference announced today that Meneaduc Liszt of the Lake Town Archers earned Player of the Week honors for his performance over the past seven days.

Liszt hit .462 with 4 home runs, 10 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

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Ragnar *Stonecutter III Out of Lineup 4 Weeks

Saturday, April 16th , 2050
It was announced today in Isengard that Raiders shortstop Ragnar *Stonecutter III will be out 4 weeks. *Stonecutter III suffered a herniated disc that occurred during a game against the Ravenhill Darkwings.

On the season, *Stonecutter III is batting .083 with no home runs and 0 RBIs. He has played in 8 games.

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*Hubbard, Jr. Makes 400 HR Mark

Friday, April 15th , 2050
Alrond *Hubbard, Jr. hit a historic home run today — career blast number 400. “I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far,” *Hubbard, Jr. said after the game.

The Merry Fellows right fielder went 2 for 5 with 1 home run and 3 RBI as the Old Forest Merry Fellows won 16-4 over the Bree Cheese.

During his career, *Hubbard, Jr. has notched 1487 hits and a .320 average with 400 home runs and 904 RBIs.

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*Puttifoot Raps 900th Roundtripper

Wednesday, April 13th , 2050
Ferdinand *Puttifoot circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 900th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself, his teammates past and present, his former managers and coaches, and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

*Puttifoot spoke with BNN and said, “I knew number 900 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, ‘Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.’ And it finally did.”

His milestone homer came in the Bywater Bounders 7-2 win over the Mirkwood Sylvan. *Puttifoot went 2 for 5 in the game, scored 2 runs, and batted in 2.

Looking at his career numbers, *Puttifoot has played in 3041 games with a .322 batting average. Among his 3537 hits are 362 doubles, 52 triples and 900 home runs. He has also scored 2237 runs and driven in 2281 runs.

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