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Tuesday 9:30PM May 14th, 2013

The Falcons completed their season opening mini-homestand with a gutsy win over Bradley on Tuesday night, 12-10. Immediately after the game the team left on the FALCONS1, the team private jet, bound for Coulas to begin a 4 game road trip that will see them face the aforementioned bitter rival Coulas, 2012 League Champion Hanet, the spiffy green-shirted A�s, and the always tough Rebels.

The Falcons (2-0), allowed Bradley (1-1) to get off to a quick start, allowing four runs off two home runs in the top of the first. However they didn�t let that get them down, as they responded quickly with a three-run blast off the bat of Our only friend in the bottom of the first to trail Bradley by a single run.

It was a breakout game by Our only friend, with a home run, a two-bagger and 4 RBI in his Falcons debut. He opened the Falcons scoring in the bottom of the first with a 3-run dinger, and nearly had a second one in the fifth, hitting a long double off the centrefield fence. �You guys can count on AT LEAST this kind of performance EVERY GAME,� said Our only friend, pointing at a flexed bicep, �I�ll pay for a whole pizza in every game I DON�T go yard!�

Don�t call me Dick also refuses to take a break, hitting his first Falcons home run and collecting three RBI of his own. Goliath continues to be the anchor of the Falcons line up, with a frozen rope that cleared the fence by 6 inches easily, and 3 RBI.

The pizza fund continues to accumulate wealth, with contributions by Thirteen Dollar Bill, Fo� Shizzle (his first ever payment), and The Legend, who said �You�re not allowed to use this to buy pineapple pizza! That�s dessert, ya pansies!�

Senior, fresh off his monthly Brazilian (for aerodynamics!), showed that being 104 years old doesn�t mean you can�t run: he scored easily from second base on a single by Don�t call me Dick in the third inning. �Now if I only had the energy to chase those damn kids off my lawn!� said Senior.

The dreaded curse of the Double-Sevens seems to have affected Rookie #1, who fell back to earth and going �only� 1 for 2 with a walk, after a stunning debut last week. (or maybe it�s that Mets hat he wears� The Mets (14-22), suck hard. Get that guy a uniform)

Attendance fell by 100% for this game, likely due to unseasonably cold weather at K2 Field at Maypo Yards. The evening began cold, and only got colder. The Falcons could have opened a glass-cutting business by the end of this one.

But the big story of the day (as you can tell because I buried it way down here), was Falcons defence. THREE, count �em 1-2-3 double plays easily made up for the couple of fielding errors as the Falcons held a much-improved Bradley team to a season low ten runs.

Game Notes:
Seeing the power coming off the bats of Goliath and Our only friend reminds me of something, I just can�t put my finger on what� Dinner continues to lead the team in triples� Papa Bear was rocking the �Iron Mike� memorial gray pants. �I tried to buy his #33 Falcons jersey at his garage sale too, but the asking price of $55,000 was just too high�� A wooden folding chair was set up at the field for former coach �Iron Mike� to use, instead of hiding in the bushes like we all know he is. Shy as always, he wouldn�t come out to use it� With attendance going as low as it can possibly go, Falcons Flexpax^� have been reduced in price from �Free� to �Even Free-er�, as well as additions of �Ladies Night� (which is every night. Seriously. Wives have always been invited, and they always drink free), and several Bobblehead giveaways are scheduled.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Goliath, Our only friend
3B: --
HR: Goliath, Our only friend, Don�t call me Dick
RBI: Our only Friend (4), Goliath (3), Don�t call me Dick (3), Senior, Dinner
LOB: 8
Pizzas: Thirteen Dollar Bill (2/3), Fo� Shizzle (2/3), The Legend (1/3)

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Cashley-Don�t call me Dick; Tank-Don�t call me Dick; Thirteen Dollar Bill-The Legend

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 40

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K2 Field at Maypo Yards
ATTENDANCE: 0 (0% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)
GAME TIME: 1:08
WEATHER: 9.2�C Clear, Dark; Wind SE, 2 km/h (courtesy whitbyweather.com)

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