Category Archives: Misty Mountain Hops

300 Home Runs for Garceau

Posted on April 21, 2025 by commish

Wednesday, May 4th , 2050 Emilio Garceau circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 300th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself, his teammates past and present, his … Continue reading →

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Misty Mountain Negotiates 1-Year Pact with 1B Gorbatovsky

Posted on March 13, 2025 by commish

Sunday, February 20th , 2050 32-year-old first baseman Daol Gorbatovsky has inked a deal with Misty Mountain. Many baseball people question whether he is really worth $5,200,000 over 1 year. However, the team thinks that Gorbatovsky will be a solid … Continue reading →

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Hops Ink $2,680,000 Annual Deal with Keogan

Posted on March 6, 2025 by commish

Thursday, February 3rd , 2050 Misty Mountain’s signing of Manfried Keogan was met with mixed reactions today as the 29-year-old first baseman was introduced to the media. Some experts consider him overpaid at $2,680,000 a year for 1 year, while … Continue reading →

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Misty Mountain, RF Walekino Come to Agreement

Posted on December 23, 2024 by commish

Friday, December 24th , 2049 The Misty Mountain front office announced the signing of Rona Walekino today as the team’s new right fielder. The 36-year-old came to terms with the Hops and will be hauling in $7,000,000 a year over … Continue reading →

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SP Roper Signs New Pact with Misty Mountain

Posted on December 23, 2024 by commish

Friday, December 17th , 2049 Fans were ecstatic as the Hops broke word that they had reached an agreement with Odo Roper, the phenomenal young starting pitcher today. The deal, valued at $21,200,000 per year, will last 5 years and … Continue reading →

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Misty Mountain’s Kjørsvik Collects September Batting Honor

Posted on November 18, 2024 by commish

Friday, October 1st , 2049 Tiziano Kjørsvik battered Mordor Conference pitchers all September and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award. “I’ve been around Tolkien Baseball long enough to know you really have to work hard day … Continue reading →

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Mordor Conference Selects Best Performer

Posted on November 14, 2024 by commish

Monday, September 27th , 2049 Norihide Dores did nothing to hurt his value as an upcoming free agent last week, making contact with the ball at every opportunity and reeling in the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award. The … Continue reading →

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MC Votes Hops Kjørsvik Top Player

Posted on November 11, 2024 by commish

Monday, September 20th , 2049 Veteran Tiziano Kjørsvik had a great week at the plate for the Hops to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the Mordor Conference. The 34-year-old Misty Mountain third baseman built … Continue reading →

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Kjørsvik Bags MC Best Player Award

Posted on November 8, 2024 by commish

Monday, September 13th , 2049 A battle-tested Tiziano Kjørsvik declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old Misty Mountain third baseman collected the Mordor Conference Player of the Week … Continue reading →

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Nyambek Going Nowhere, Re-Signs

Posted on October 15, 2024 by commish

Sunday, July 25th , 2049 The Misty Mountain Hops have finished a deal with All Star-caliber shortstop Ignatie Nyambek that will extend his stay in Misty Mountain at least 4 years and will pay out $75,000,000. This season Nyambek is … Continue reading →

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