Tolkien Baseball

Solonor · 03-28-2003, 04:47 PM

Yes, I know it sounds silly, but that's because IT IS!

Positions are now available in Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League.

This is a new, career-mode fantasy league that we will be starting soon. It will be run much like any other OOTP league - with one twist. All of the team names and players will be based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. I know it's UBER-GEEKY, but I think it will be tons of fun.

So far, we have the Bree Cheese, the Mirkwood Marauders, the Isengard Raiders, the Mordor Mimes, the Dead Pool Urukai, the Lonely Mountain Losers and more coming.

I'd like to have 24 teams before we start. So far, we have 10.

E-mail solonor AT solonor DOT com, if you are interested.

darkhorse · 03-28-2003, 04:56 PM

Looks like Laseron will have some company.

Solonor · 03-28-2003, 05:07 PM

Ha! I knew I should have searched the board first to see if it had been done. Not exactly the same, but very cool. Consider me the alternative to Laseron whenever it is full!

LivnLegend · 03-28-2003, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Solonor
I know it's UBER-GEEK

You've got that right! At least you are not taking it too seriously. Have fun!

The Professor · 03-28-2003, 06:16 PM

What?

No, Minas Tirith Sable Guards or White Trees
No Numenore Kings
No Angband Balrogs (or Dark Lords)
No Gondolin Hidden Warriors
No Edoras Riders
No Laketown Archers

??

No Nargothrond Dragons?

Just kidding. I think this is a cool idea, but then, I'm a big Tolkien fan. Best of luck, it will certainly be fun to watch this league.

metsgeek · 03-29-2003, 01:41 AM

Let me guess....you play D&D

Not that this is bad. I am a Dungeon Master as well.

Solonor · 03-29-2003, 11:51 AM

Used to. Actually, this all started because I couldn't think of a decent name for my conferences and divisions. Someone suggested the Shire Conference and the Mordor Conference, and it just took off from there.

Solonor · 04-18-2003, 10:33 AM

FYI, all teams are filled now, and the season starts today. Thanks for the team name suggestions. We actually used a couple of them!

Dazooz · 04-18-2003, 10:55 AM

This is hilarious! I love the Misty Mountain Hops!

woody5254 · 04-18-2003, 11:12 AM

The Orcs in the league should hit a lot of HRs. Of course they will probably strike out a ton too

White Sox Matt · 04-18-2003, 03:30 PM

in my old league, WWBL, I took over the Grand Rapids Ghost Riders...

Once I got into my teams second season, I fired my old coach, and brought in Lord Nazgul to lead the troops.

He handed all 9 players, human players mind you, rings of power with which he could control them on the field.

Wurmtongue and Sarumon were my base coaches. Had I been able to name other members of the organization, it would have gone all hobbit for the field crew, with Sam being the guy at the end of the hose.

Solonor · 07-22-2003, 01:39 PM

Well, we're almost done with 2003, and it was a blast! There are 5 or 6 teams out of the 24 that will not be continuing into 2004. So, anyone wants to join, just let me know!

Solonor · 10-30-2003, 07:52 AM

We are at the All-Star Break of the 2004 season, and we have a couple of teams available to active owners. If you are interested in a completely fictional 24-team league where the teams and most player names are Tolkien-flavored, we'd love to have you. Other than all the Tolkien silliness, it's good ole OOTP baseball.

Solonor · 04-27-2004, 05:23 PM

Five games left in the 2005 season, and we're going stronger than ever. We might have 1 or 2 teams available after the playoffs, but drop us a line if you are interested. We are not averse to expansion, if needed.

Arlie Latham · 04-27-2004, 05:26 PM

To fully embrace the Tolkien idea, the Tolkien league would have an unassailable record book, as all things in the past on Middle Earth were larger, greater, and more impressive.

EagleEye_0 · 04-27-2004, 07:10 PM

I must say this has to be the dorkiest and nerdiest league I've ever seen.... And if I werent already in my max number of leagues, I'd join myself

Bonedwarf · 04-27-2004, 07:36 PM

"Mauhur the Looter sets a new Mordor record for Stolen Bases"

Was that a random news story that happened to come up? Because that makes it funnier

I'm interested in signing up. I'm looking to get into an OOTP league, and I LOVE the idea behind this one!

Solonor · 05-11-2004, 08:53 PM

Last chance! We're starting 2006 and have 2 teams left... It's the "dorkiest and nerdiest league ever"... How can you resist!

(FYI, we are sticking with OOTP5 for this season.)

Solonor · 09-19-2004, 11:28 PM

The "dorkiest and nerdiest league" is winding up its 2006 season and heading into 2007. We have 3 teams available for new owners. And this season we're switching to OOTP6!

Let me know if you are interested.

If you want to preview the current state of the teams up for grabs, go to our web site at http://solonor.com/baseball/ and check out the Moria Miners, Gondor Condors and Isengard Raiders.

Solonor · 09-24-2004, 05:24 PM

That was quick! We got the 3 new owners lickety-split. So, we're all full up for 2007. But we run through a season in about 6 months, so if you're interested in 2008, please drop us a line!

03-28-2003, 04:47 PM	#1
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Tolkien Baseball Yes, I know it sounds silly, but that's because IT IS! Positions are now available in Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League. This is a new, career-mode fantasy league that we will be starting soon. It will be run much like any other OOTP league - with one twist. All of the team names and players will be based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. I know it's UBER-GEEKY, but I think it will be tons of fun. So far, we have the Bree Cheese, the Mirkwood Marauders, the Isengard Raiders, the Mordor Mimes, the Dead Pool Urukai, the Lonely Mountain Losers and more coming. I'd like to have 24 teams before we start. So far, we have 10. E-mail solonor AT solonor DOT com, if you are interested.

03-28-2003, 04:56 PM	#2
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Looks like Laseron will have some company. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

03-28-2003, 05:07 PM	#3
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Ha! I knew I should have searched the board first to see if it had been done. Not exactly the same, but very cool. Consider me the alternative to Laseron whenever it is full! __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

03-28-2003, 06:16 PM	#5
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	What? No, Minas Tirith Sable Guards or White Trees No Numenore Kings No Angband Balrogs (or Dark Lords) No Gondolin Hidden Warriors No Edoras Riders No Laketown Archers ?? No Nargothrond Dragons? Just kidding. I think this is a cool idea, but then, I'm a big Tolkien fan. Best of luck, it will certainly be fun to watch this league. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

03-29-2003, 01:41 AM	#6
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Let me guess....you play D&D Not that this is bad. I am a Dungeon Master as well. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-29-2003, 11:51 AM	#7
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Used to. Actually, this all started because I couldn't think of a decent name for my conferences and divisions. Someone suggested the Shire Conference and the Mordor Conference, and it just took off from there. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

04-18-2003, 10:33 AM	#8
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	FYI, all teams are filled now, and the season starts today. Thanks for the team name suggestions. We actually used a couple of them! __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

04-18-2003, 10:55 AM	#9
Dazooz Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 193	This is hilarious! I love the Misty Mountain Hops!

04-18-2003, 11:12 AM	#10
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	The Orcs in the league should hit a lot of HRs. Of course they will probably strike out a ton too __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

04-18-2003, 03:30 PM	#11
White Sox Matt Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edgerton, WI Posts: 154	Hehe, nice league in my old league, WWBL, I took over the Grand Rapids Ghost Riders... Once I got into my teams second season, I fired my old coach, and brought in Lord Nazgul to lead the troops. He handed all 9 players, human players mind you, rings of power with which he could control them on the field. Wurmtongue and Sarumon were my base coaches. Had I been able to name other members of the organization, it would have gone all hobbit for the field crew, with Sam being the guy at the end of the hose.

07-22-2003, 01:39 PM	#12
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Well, we're almost done with 2003, and it was a blast! There are 5 or 6 teams out of the 24 that will not be continuing into 2004. So, anyone wants to join, just let me know!

10-30-2003, 07:52 AM	#13
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	We are at the All-Star Break of the 2004 season, and we have a couple of teams available to active owners. If you are interested in a completely fictional 24-team league where the teams and most player names are Tolkien-flavored, we'd love to have you. Other than all the Tolkien silliness, it's good ole OOTP baseball. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

04-27-2004, 05:23 PM	#14
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Five games left in the 2005 season, and we're going stronger than ever. We might have 1 or 2 teams available after the playoffs, but drop us a line if you are interested. We are not averse to expansion, if needed. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

04-27-2004, 05:26 PM	#15
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	Tolkien League To fully embrace the Tolkien idea, the Tolkien league would have an unassailable record book, as all things in the past on Middle Earth were larger, greater, and more impressive.

04-27-2004, 07:10 PM	#16
EagleEye_0 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,426	I must say this has to be the dorkiest and nerdiest league I've ever seen.... And if I werent already in my max number of leagues, I'd join myself

04-27-2004, 07:36 PM	#17
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	"Mauhur the Looter sets a new Mordor record for Stolen Bases" Was that a random news story that happened to come up? Because that makes it funnier I'm interested in signing up. I'm looking to get into an OOTP league, and I LOVE the idea behind this one!

05-11-2004, 08:53 PM	#18
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	Last chance! We're starting 2006 and have 2 teams left... It's the "dorkiest and nerdiest league ever"... How can you resist! (FYI, we are sticking with OOTP5 for this season.) __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

09-19-2004, 11:28 PM	#19
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	The "dorkiest and nerdiest league" is winding up its 2006 season and heading into 2007. We have 3 teams available for new owners. And this season we're switching to OOTP6! Let me know if you are interested. If you want to preview the current state of the teams up for grabs, go to our web site at http://solonor.com/baseball/ and check out the Moria Miners, Gondor Condors and Isengard Raiders. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

09-24-2004, 05:24 PM	#20
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,467	That was quick! We got the 3 new owners lickety-split. So, we're all full up for 2007. But we run through a season in about 6 months, so if you're interested in 2008, please drop us a line! __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams