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Beladrieng Makes Splash in Mordor
What does it feel like to arrive? Not to show up, not to log a first week on a new roster — but to genuinely, undeniably arrive, so that opposing dugouts are taking notes and the league's older hands are nudging each other in the way that means pay attention to this one? Tewfik Beladrieng is 23 years old, and he seems… Read more ›
Misty Mountain Goes Shopping: Hops Complete Two Minor-League Deals in One Day
The Misty Mountain Hops completed two minor-league trades on April 9th — both on the same day, which, as MESN noted when the Bywater Bounders accomplished the same feat in the preseason, is not a common occurrence in Tolkien Baseball's organizational calendars. In the first transaction, the Hops sent 18-year-old… Read more ›
Phenom Arm Gone: Dol Guldur's Durieux Out with Broken Elbow
What does it mean to lose a pitcher before the season has really started? For the Dol Guldur Dragons, 3-3 and already scrapping for position in the Mordor Conference's Orc Division, it means losing the one arm on the rotation they could count on cheap, indefinitely, and without a second thought. Iver Durieux is done… Read more ›
23-year-old Tewfik Beladrieng sent shock waves through Tolkien Baseball last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Mordor Conference Player of the Week Award. A…
It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Fildaerae MacCooey , the Erebor Eagles 21-year-old catc…
In the twilight of his career, 35-year-old Justin Armortearer of Cirith Ninniach recaptured some of the old magic last week and came away with the Middle Earth Independent League P…
A frustrated Alok Elassidil told reporters today that he would be out an additional one week after suffering a relapse in his recovery from a strained oblique. "I thought my recove…
The Bywater Bounders learned that Krizburz Fingertorturer is likely to be out for 4 months after he injured himself throwing a pitch in today's game against the Mirkwood Sylvan . A…
A blow for Ishkhan Gnomekicker today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 4-5 months with shoulder inflammation. Gnomekicker suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although offici…
Briblag the Mangler of the Cirith Ninniach 89ers blanked the Imlad Morgul Night Hawks , 1-0, in a complete-game win, limiting them to 4 hits while chalking up 8 strikeouts and givi…
When Iver Durieux was hurt against the Dead Marshes Uruk-hai , the Dol Guldur Dragons were hopeful that the injury was not serious. However, it proved to be more severe than first …
