Weathertop

November 17, 2008

MC Star of the Week Picked

At the age of 34, Smama Shauma might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Weathertop third baseman put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days...

August 03, 2008

A Change at the Top as Witch Kings Announce Signing of Kieran Quinn as GM

The Weathertop Witch Kings have reached an agreement with Kieran Quinn to be their new General Manager. The Witch Kings will hold a press conference at one o'clock to address the signing....

May 19, 2008

Shauma Picked Best Player

According to the voters, Smama Shauma of the Weathertop Witch Kings had the best week of all Mordor Conference hitters as he was named this week's Player of the Week. The third baseman's accomplishments include 13 hits in 28 at-bats,...

May 02, 2008

Witch Kings Gäldor Decides to Retire

WEATHERTOP - Pimth Gäldor of the Witch Kings is hanging it up. The veteran right fielder reportedly told team officials yesterday that he would not return for another season. "The time has come for me to give up a game...

April 21, 2008

SP *Plant Signs Extension with Weathertop

WEATHERTOP - SION has confirmed that the Witch Kings and Robert *Plant have come to terms on a package that will keep the starting pitcher in town another 3 years. Team officials are set to confirm the deal at a...

February 14, 2008

Shieldmover Rips HR Number 400

WEATHERTOP - The Weathertop 5-0 victory over Rivendell was highlighted by Roran Shieldmover's 400th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases. "I didn't see all of them out there," Shieldmover laughed, "until...

*Plant Whitewashes Royals

WEATHERTOP - An efficient outing for Robert *Plant usually means a win for Weathertop. August 14 was no exception, as the 30-year-old starter held Rivendell to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 9 and gave up 1...

December 31, 2007

MC Awards Player of the Week

Parin Elfhand of the Weathertop Witch Kings had an enormous week at the plate and today was voted the Player of the Week by the Mordor Conference. For the week Elfhand batted .435 (10-23) with 3 home runs and 4...

October 11, 2007

MC #1 Pitcher in August is Weathertop's *Plant

The Mordor Conference scribes have picked August's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Robert *Plant of Weathertop. He was devastating on the mound last month and has the numbers to prove it: 5-1 record, 2.01 ERA,...

May 14, 2007

Star of the Week Honored in MC

Over the past week, Arwildoc Belebrindil has feasted on Mordor Conference pitching. Today the Weathertop Witch Kings second baseman gobbled up the league's latest Player of the Week Award. Belebrindil swung the bat with purpose all week as he collected...

April 23, 2007

Hisiel Sticks It to MC Pitchers

Minya Hisiel punched, poked and pummeled the baseball last week and today she garnered a majority of the votes for the Mordor Conference Player of the Week award. The Weathertop Witch Kings catcher slashed out a .400 average with 8...

April 12, 2007

Arwildoc Belebrindil Hits #300

DOL GULDUR - At Amon Sul Stadium Arwildoc Belebrindil smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Dol Guldur on June 26. The 36-year-old shortstop had a hand in the Weathertop Witch Kings 4-0 victory with 1 home...

March 15, 2007

Mordor Conference Awards Roran Shieldmover of Weathertop Player of the Week

It was a sweet day for Roran Shieldmover of the Weathertop Witch Kings, who found out he has been named the MC Player of the Week. The Witch Kings left fielder put up a solid .478 average and contributed 4...

January 08, 2007

Red-Hot Hisiel of the Witch Kings Sizzles with Bat--Cops MC Player of the Week

The Mordor Conference announced today that Minya Hisiel of the Weathertop Witch Kings earned Player of the Week honors for her performance over the past seven days. Hisiel hit .524, generating 5 RBI and swatting 3 home runs in 22...

January 04, 2007

Plant of Weathertop Given August's MC Pitcher of the Month Award

Last month's cream of the crop was Robert Plant of the Weathertop Witch Kings. He captured the Mordor Conference Pitcher of the Month award for his mound performance in August. Plant started 7 games, threw 50 innings, and logged a...

November 09, 2006

First Baseman the Nasty of Minas Morgul Records .542 Average, Selected Mordor Conference Player of the Week

When a blue-collar guy the likes of Firbal the Nasty grits out MC Player of the Week honors, traditionalists across Middle Earth celebrate. The scrappy Minas Morgul Slayers first baseman slapped 13 hits in 24 at bats, logging 3 home...

C Hisiel Thrilled to Remain in Weathertop

WEATHERTOP - Sportswriters and pundits hailed the signing of Minya Hisiel as a pivotal move for Weathertop, one of Tolkien Baseball's brightest stars. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows. Hisiel is expected to earn every bit...

November 02, 2006

Gollailob goes to Dragons

WEATHERTOP - The Weathertop Witch Kings traded 33-year old right fielder Gorema Gollailob and 29-year old reliever Eric Smith to the Dol Guldur Dragons, getting 30-year old catcher Minya Hisiel and 20-year old minor league catcher Valerio of Waw in...

October 30, 2006

MC Player of the Week Goes to Belebrindil of Weathertop

Today the Mordor Conference announced its Player of the Week award winner: Weathertop Witch Kings shortstop Arwildoc Belebrindil, who batted .458 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI. He amassed a 1.000 slugging percentage, thanks to 7 extra-base hits. A...

October 26, 2006

Isengard Draws a Blank Against *Plant

WEATHERTOP - "Good pitching beats good hitting" is an old baseball adage. Well, good pitching also beats bad batting. In his postgame interview the Isengard manager said, "Robert *Plant made us look real bad today. He was outstanding. He was...

October 04, 2006

"Blitz" Belebrindil becomes a Witch King

WEATHERTOP - When Arwildoc Belebrindil, 34, announced that he was through with the Cheese, where he had been an anchor for 10 seasons, it sent shockwaves through the Bree community. Even more startling, however, was his decision today not to...

August 21, 2006

Ripsnorter (WIL) and Gollailob (WT) win P.O.W. award

It's the 1st time that the Shire Conference Player of the Week award goes to Wilderland's shortstop Elvyra *Ripsnorter. *Ripsnorter helped her team with an average of .591 and 5 RBI in 22 at bats. Weathertop's rightfielder Gorema Gollailob had...

August 14, 2006

Weathertop's Gollailob wins Player of the Week award

Morag *the Shriek from Moria wins her 4th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the Shire Conference. In 19 at bats she hit .526 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Weathertop's rightfielder...

August 03, 2006

Issth Elilmalad blanks Bucklebury with a 2-hitter

BUCKLEBURY - Weathertop's left-hander Issth Elilmalad will never forget this day. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Bucklebury on July 19. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it....

June 22, 2006

Player of the Week honors go to Cheeseslicer and Velom

The Shire Conference Player of the Week award goes to Sjors Cheeseslicer, one of Old Forest's best starting pitchers. Cheeseslicer was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 2.08. Along the way he struck out 20 in...

January 09, 2006

Weathertop's Phaior Faldor has 8 RBI against Grey Havens!

WEATHERTOP - Things haven't always gone right for 31-year-old catcher, Phaior Faldor. He's only hitting .236 with 7 HR and 54 RBI. But September 13 was a night he will always remember, as he came up with half the Witch...

December 12, 2005

Player of the Week honors go to Gäldor and Shieldmover

The Player of the Week award in the Shire Conference goes to Bucklebury's Pimth Gäldor this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .409 with 10 RBI and slugged 1.227 in 22 at...

November 07, 2005

Gollailob gets 300th HR!

ROHAN - Gorema Gollailob accounted for the only run against the RoughRiders on May 22 when he smacked his 14th HR of the season and collected his 300th career homer. Gollailob, 31, is just the 3rd player to reach the...

November 03, 2005

Weathertop's *Plant severely injured, out for season

WEATHERTOP - Weathertop's southpaw Robert *Plant will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Dunharrow on May 14. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Torn Tricep Muscle. Surgery will be...

October 24, 2005

Lugkrish the Wretched shuts out Dol Guldur on one hit

WEATHERTOP - It was a great day for Weathertop's right-hander Lugkrish the Wretched. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Dol Guldur on April 21. the Wretched (2-1) struck out 4 and issued 1 BB, throwing...

October 15, 2005

Fairies deal with Witch Kings

BUCKLEBURY - The movement of "older" talent continues, as the Fairies announced a trade with Weathertop that sends Issth "The Great Hope" Elilmalad and Ciro "The EXTREME" Landa to the Witch Kings in exchange for hot prospect, Boinar "Lucky" Clubwalker....

September 01, 2005

Weathertop's Goldfist named Batter of the Month

The Shire Conference's best player of the month was Old Forest's Gollauman Gandilhil, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. He hit .363 with 29 RBI and slugged .598 in 102 at bats. His season features...

Season ending injury strikes Weathertop's Bugbearripper

WEATHERTOP - Weathertop's right-hander Eralak Bugbearripper experienced probably the worst case scenario for a pitcher, a season ending injury. After pitching in the 1st inning of the game against Lothlorien on August 31, Bugbearripper complained about serious pain in his...

August 29, 2005

Robert Plant turns in great performance against Dagorlad

DAGORLAD - Weathertop's left-hander Robert Plant is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Dagorlad found out the hard way on August 22, getting just 2 hits. Plant's 1st shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was...

August 22, 2005

Worm and Goldfist win Player of the Week award

Minas Tirith's pitcher Christof Worm had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the Shire Conference Player of the Week. Worm was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.65. Along the way he struck...

July 18, 2005

Rider and Kendrick win Player of the Week award

It's the 2nd time that the Shire Conference Player of the Week award goes to Carrock's second baseman Trik Rider. Trik was on fire, hitting .545 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Randy Kendrick of Weathertop wins his 1st Player...

June 20, 2005

Belaraviel says this is his last year

WEATHERTOP - The Witch Kings announced that All-Star first baseman, Arweogast Belaraviel, would be retiring at the end of this season. Belaraviel, 38, has been one of the top sluggers in the league since his selection as the number 1...

June 09, 2005

Witch Kings sign Shieldmover

WEATHERTOP - The Weathertop Witch Kings offer of $15 million per year for the next 3 seasons was too much for outfielder Roran Shieldmover to refuse. Shieldmover, only 25, is already among the career homerun leaders with 183. Last season,...

April 28, 2005

Randy Kendrick dominates Dagorlad, gives up just 2 hits

DAGORLAD - Weathertop's right-hander Randy Kendrick will never forget this day. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Dagorlad on August 12. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support...

March 21, 2005

Witch Kings trade improves pitching

WEATHERTOP - The Weathertop Witch Kings struck a deal with Bucklebury that is intended to put them back into winning form. After a quick start, the Witch Kings have struggled. Yet, despite being 4 games under .500, the team is...

December 20, 2004

Witch Kings gamble paying dividends

WEATHERTOP - Weathertop's move to fire their entire staff at the end of June seems to have worked out well for the Witch Kings. While they haven't set the world on fire, the team is playing closer to .500 for...

November 24, 2004

Witch Kings Fire Entire Staff

WEATHERTOP - Fed up with what he sees as his team's poor performance, Weathertop Witch Kings owner, Peat, announced the immediate termination of his entire coaching staff and team management. Everyone from major league manager, Ghandolf Jenkins, down to...

October 07, 2004

Witch Kings Open Up Their Pockets

WEATHERTOP - The Witch Kings have not had much to crow about in the last couple of seasons. In their first year, as the Valinor Vandals, they won the Goblin Division and took the Mordor Conference title, losing the...

February 03, 2004

Weathertop Owner Fires Himself!

WEATHERTOP - After a dismal 5-17 start, including 10 straight losses at home, the Witch Kings have decided to shake things up, starting at the top. Team owner, Peat, will no longer manage the team directly. Instead, he has...

January 08, 2004

Valinor Changes Location

VALINOR - Peat, owner of the Valinor Vandals, has announced a major franchise shift today. As he realized that travel expenses were getting out of hand, he decided to move the team closer to the rest of the league....

August 10, 2003

Valinor Pulls Out Another Extra-Inning Win, Series Goes to Game 7

WILDERLAND - The Vandals looked like they were cruising to a Game 6 victory over the Wargs, forcing a Game 7. But in the bottom of the 9th, with Valinor leading 6-2, Wilderland scored 4 times off a 2-run homer...

11-Inning Vandal Win Forces Series Back To Wilderland

VALINOR - Down 3-games-to-1 after the Wargs' 10-5 and 2-1 victories in Games 3 and 4 of the Return of the King Series, Valinor found themselves in a must-win situation. After Vandal closer, Sourk Legripper, allowed pinch runner, Risil Shieldbender,...

August 07, 2003

Valinor Wins a Nail-Biter Over Hops to Become Mordor Champs

MISTY MTN - It was a classic pitcher's duel at Mountain Stadium. After the Hops tied up the Mordor Conference Championships with a 12-hit, 6-run shutout over the Vandals in Game 6, Valinor's ace, Beama Belil-Gariand (16-14, 3.87) faced off...

August 06, 2003

Valinor Shortstop Injured

VALINOR - In Game 3 of the Two Towers Series, Vandal shortstop, Eamir Elara, pulled a hamstring muscle. The strain will put the player out of the rest of the playoffs....

Valinor Takes 3-2 Series Lead

VALINOR - After splitting the first two games in Misty Mountain, the Vandals moved on to play a 3-game set at home. In Game 3 of their series, Valinor emerged with the victory, as Pimth Galdor slammed a 2-run homer...