MESN Gazette

Weekly by the Middle Earth Sports Network
🎙 MESN Radio · This Issue

AI-generated audio (NotebookLM) from this issue’s articles. All episodes & podcast feed

Old Forest Ships Phenom LF Ipyllasc to Dagorlad in Multi-Part Haul

The Old Forest Merry Fellows have traded left fielder Teryani Ipyllasc and starting pitcher Xu-gang Sharmistha to the Dagorlad Disaster in a two-part deal completed March 31. Dagorlad sends back right-hander Olithir Isumer and minor-league left-hander May Bridger. Old Forest retains a portion of Sharmistha's contract.… Read more ›

Opening Day Injuries: Elite Thrilmang Leads a Wave of Significant Losses

Opening Day arrived the way it always does — with second-breakfast optimism, freshly chalked lines, and the cheerful delusion that everyone you need will be healthy when it counts. By sundown on April 7, that delusion had taken several direct hits. The worst of the Opening Day news belongs to the Weathertop Witch… Read more ›

Tolkien Baseball Takes Flight: Opening Day Here

Well, here we are, finally — the preseason injuries catalogued, the rosters reshuffled, the predictions all made and already half-wrong, and now, blessedly, the actual baseball begins. The Shire Conference opens with a handful of matchups that have been circling on the calendar for months, and the one drawing the most… Read more ›

More News
SGCBL News Flash: Opening DayTolkien — 04/07/2053

Experts and fans have made their preseason prognostications, so now it is time to play the games for real and see what happens. It is Opening Day in Tolkien Baseball! And these mat…

BNN Top 100 Prospects List PublishedTolkien — 04/07/2053

The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual BNN Top 100 Prospects list. This year, 23 year-old RHP Tomiji Eyelover of the Bucklebury Fairies is the #1 prospect…

Tatooine Shortstop HurtSciFi — 04/07/2053

Watching Anakin *Skywalker getting helped off the field today at Spring Ballpark, fans of the Tatooine Sandcrawlers feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially fear…

More Injury Problems for Lothlorien's Nudzud BrainstomperTolkien — 04/07/2053

The Lothlorien Lumberjacks announced today that center fielder Nudzud Brainstomper will not be returning as quickly as expected from injury. "There was a bit of a setback, but noth…

Land of Oz's Grimm to Miss 4-5 MonthsSciFi — 04/07/2053

Earlier today, Land of Oz center fielder Cotman Grimm had to leave the game against Karak Kadrin because of an injury. Team officials are reporting that he has a broken kneecap and…

Cirith Ninniach Loses Tabkub HinakMEIL — 04/07/2053

89ers reliever Tabkub Hinak was hurt throwing a pitch during today's Night Hawks game and suffered a torn rotator cuff. He will be laid up about 4 months.…

Dyson RP Moratti Will Miss 4-5 MonthsSciFi — 04/07/2053

The Dyson Spheres will be minus Brentt Moratti for about 4-5 months after the reliever suffered a bone spur in his elbow while throwing a pitch in a recent game against the Gallifr…

Season Ends for Andy van Cleave of WeathertopTolkien — 04/07/2053

A blow for Andy van Cleave today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 8 months with a torn labrum. van Cleave suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the We…

Standings
Elf Division
Miners00——
Merry Fellows00——
Sylvan00——
Titans00——
Hobbit Division
Bounders00——
Bears00——
Fairies00——
Archers00——
Dwarf Division
Cheese00——
Eagles00——
Wyrms00——
Royals00——
Orc Division
Devils00——
Hops00——
Raiders00——
Dragons00——
Goblin Division
Disaster00——
Darkwings00——
Kings00——
Lumberjacks00——
Troll Division
Uruk-hai00——
Stars00——
Slayers00——
Witch Kings00——
Division 1
Spheres00——
Neuromancers00——
Time Lords00——
Fireflies00——
Rangers00——
Division 2
Crashlanders00——
Sandcrawlers00——
Hitchhikers00——
Cadets00——
Blernsballers00——
Division 1
Lost Boys00——
Dragons00——
Wizards00——
Giants00——
Slayers00——
Division 2
Vikings00——
Centaurs00——
Badgers00——
Munchkins00——
Kobolds00——
Division 1
Night Hawks00——
89ers00——
Blue Jays00——
Rail Cats00——
Red Dragons00——
Division 2
Wheat Kings00——
Lakers00——
Navigators00——
Destroyers00——
Warriors00——
Power Rankings
Tolkien
1Miners5000-0
2Merry Fellows5000-0
3Sylvan5000-0
4Titans5000-0
5Bounders5000-0
SciFi
1Spheres5000-0
2Neuromancers5000-0
3Time Lords5000-0
4Fireflies5000-0
5Rangers5000-0
MEIL
1Night Hawks5000-0
289ers5000-0
3Blue Jays5000-0
4Rail Cats5000-0
5Red Dragons5000-0
Playoff Picture
Tolkien
Shire Conference
★Moria Miners 0-0
★Bywater Bounders 0-0
★Bree Cheese 0-0
WCOld Forest Merry Fellows 0-0
WCMirkwood Sylvan 0-0
+0.0Minas Tirith Titans 0-0
+0.0Carrock Bears 0-0
+0.0Bucklebury Fairies 0-0
+0.0Lake Town Archers 0-0
+0.0Erebor Eagles 0-0
+0.0Minas Ithil Wyrms 0-0
+0.0Rivendell Royals 0-0
Mordor Conference
★Dunharrow Devils 0-0
★Dagorlad Disaster 0-0
★Dead Marshes Uruk-hai 0-0
WCMisty Mountain Hops 0-0
WCIsengard Raiders 0-0
+0.0Dol Guldur Dragons 0-0
+0.0Ravenhill Darkwings 0-0
+0.0Numenor Kings 0-0
+0.0Lothlorien Lumberjacks 0-0
+0.0Grey Havens Stars 0-0
+0.0Minas Morgul Slayers 0-0
+0.0Weathertop Witch Kings 0-0
SciFi
SciFi League
★Dyson Spheres 0-0
★WeMadeIt Crashlanders 0-0
+0.0Chiba City Neuromancers 0-0
+0.0Gallifrey Time Lords 0-0
+0.0Serenity Valley Fireflies 0-0
+0.0Babylon Five Rangers 0-0
+0.0Tatooine Sandcrawlers 0-0
+0.0Intergalactic Hitchhikers 0-0
+0.0Star Fleet Academy Cadets 0-0
+0.0New New York Blernsballers 0-0
Fantasy League
★Neverland Lost Boys 0-0
★Asgard Vikings 0-0
+0.0Earthsea Dragons 0-0
+0.0Diagon Alley Wizards 0-0
+0.0Andelain Giants 0-0
+0.0Karak Kadrin Slayers 0-0
+0.0Xanth Centaurs 0-0
+0.0Narnia Badgers 0-0
+0.0Land of Oz Munchkins 0-0
+0.0Forgotten Realms Kobolds 0-0
MEIL
Middle Earth
★Imlad Morgul Night Hawks 0-0
★Rhun Wheat Kings 0-0
WCCirith Ninniach 89ers 0-0
WCNurn Blue Jays 0-0
+0.0Edoras Rail Cats 0-0
+0.0Angmar Red Dragons 0-0
+0.0Romenna Lakers 0-0
+0.0Tirion Navigators 0-0
+0.0Belegost Destroyers 0-0
+0.0Lond Daer Warriors 0-0
Milestone Chase
Recently Crossed
Till Underhill
3,000 Strikeouts — 2052 • ISE
Irene Knotwise
2,500 Hits — 2052 • GH
Gildor *Inglorion
2,500 Strikeouts — 2052 • RIV
Elluin *Engwyn
2,000 Hits — 2052 • LOT
Por the Crusher
2,000 Strikeouts — 2052 • RIV
Chasing Next
Gandaudur Tyriand • MT
1 away from 100 Stolen Bases
Darrick Hafer • NAR
1 away from 200 Saves
Wibowo Bloomquist
1 away from 300 Doubles
Tiziano Kjørsvik
1 away from 300 Doubles
Nickolas Aabø • OZ
1 away from 200 Home Runs
Hot / Cold Players
HotKnute Gardener LT • Tolkien.700, 3 RBI
HotSmealf Oliveiras BYW • Tolkien.615, 1 RBI
HotSulgob Heartmasher LD • MEIL.600, 1 HR, 2 RBI
HotBernd Droppa GAL • SciFi.545, 2 RBI
HotAgnimasa the Stutterer XAN • SciFi.538, 1 RBI
ColdKogduh Tombhammer FR • SciFi.000, 4 K
ColdZublug Darkghost LD • MEIL.000, 6 K
ColdEverard Mosseater EAR • SciFi.000, 3 K
ColdNarcissus Earararil RAV • Tolkien.000, 7 K
ColdHolleb Abu al Khayr GAL • SciFi.000
Last 7 sim days — thru 2053-04-06
Players to Watch
KKnute Gardener LT • Tolkien.700, 3 RBI
Sulgob Heartmasher LD • MEIL.600, 1 HR, 2 RBI
BBernd Droppa GAL • SciFi.545, 2 RBI
Hottest bat in each league — click through for career cards