Wednesday 8:00PM July 30th, 2025

In a very competitive playoff-like game, the Falcons got back in the win column with a 14-12 win over the Expos.

It’s sort of amazing this game got the full 7 innings in, as both teams arrived to find K1 populated with 100 Timbit little leaguers and their families having a casual Wednesday night picnic up until 8:02pm. Some dad eventually noticed there was a WMSPL game with super important 5th place implications on the line and scooted back to their poorly parked minivans.

In the 1st, a Dunner single and Poutine double were immediately cashed by Beatty and Barry Guerrero Jr to stake the visitors to a short-lived 2-0 lead. The Expos, already holding wins over the Falcons, Broadway and Storm (x2!), went to work, plating three of their own for an early one run lead.

From there, both teams clamped down on defense, and neither team could scratch across more than 3 runs in an inning until the 6th, where a Beatty bomb to LF gave the Falcons some breathing room and a 12-5 lead. The Expos answered right back with 4 of their own to cut the lead to 12-9 heading into the 7th.

Singles from Shohei, Cowboy, Dunner and Beatty added 2 insurance runs that the Falcons would ultimately need, as the Expos sent a train of batters to the plate to try to walk this one off. With the bases loaded and 2 out, a shot to the gap scored all 3 runners to make it 14-12. The runner tried to get to third as Cowboy’s throw hit Poutine, who fired a bullet to Million Dollar Bill and caught the Expo in a rundown to end the game.

GAME NOTES: We sincerely hope the Expo RF is ok today after taking a Poutine liner to the face 2 minutes into the game. At the very least, he can make up a story about how he brawled with the unruly parents who refused to leave the field at 8pm… MDB smoked a legit triple to the RCF gap for his first of the year… the Falcons exhausted their courtesy runners to the point where Shohei (after getting subbed off himself earlier in the game) pinch ran for Beatty in the 7th… Beatty staying red hot, going 4 for 4 with a SF… in the 4th, Dwayne hit a grounder that went off Ash’s glove, was snagged by Dr J and flipped to Shohei hustling to first for the rare 3-4-1 putout… the Falcons will meet the Expos one more time in the season finale, with playoff seeding implications likely on the line.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Shohei, Poutine, Barry Guerrero Jr, Dunner, Cowboy
3B: Million Dollar Bill
HR: Beatty
HR OUTS: None
RBI: Beatty (4), Dr J (2), Dunner (2), Barry Guerrero Jr (2), Cowboy, Taxman, Million Dollar Bill, Poutine

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS:

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ?

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 0 (0% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Sunday 6:30PM July 27th, 2025

The Falcons' second Sunday evening game, vs The Crew at 6:30pm on K1, started out as a pitcher's duel, got ugly with the boys in blue down 16-1, only to see a furious comeback fall a little short, 16-14 Crew.

It was 1-1 after 3 innings, before the Crew plated 3 in the 4th, 9 big ones in the 5th, and 3 more in the 6th. After scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th, there was talk in the Falcons dugout (ahem, Labrecque!) of quitting the game early, down 10 runs with one to play. Leadoff hitter, consummate professional Cowboy wouldn't have any of it, and ordered the Falcons back onto the field for the 7th and final inning.

After a delicious donut in the top half of the inning, it was time for the Falcons to get to work. Singles from Ash, Taxman came next. Then an RBI Shohei single, a Cowboy RBI FC (is that the right way to score that?), a two-RBI Grahambo double, an RBI Poutine single, another Beatty-hobbling-to-second double plating one, and RBI singles from Barry, Handsome Jer and Grandpa Bill. All of a sudden the Falcons are down by two.

That's how it ended. It's a stupid game anyway, right guys?

Game Notes: The beer wasn't free, but it was still cold!

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Dunner (2), Beatty, Grahambo, Poutine
3B: Barry
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Poutine (3), Barry (3), Grahambo (2), Billy (2), Shohei, Beatty, Cowboy, Handsome Jer

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS:

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ?

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 2 (10% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Sunday 5:00PM July 27th, 2025

No it is not.

The team formerly known as "The hottest team in the Whitby Men's Slo-Pitch league" (thanks for jinxing it, old Jer!) most definitely did not stay hot. After winning 5 in a row, with the promise of free beer after winning one more, put up a 21-9 stinker to the Isotopes on Sunday at 5pm on K1.

It was never close. On to the next one!

Game Notes:It was really stinking hot.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Beatty (2), Shohei, Grahambo, Dunner, Taxman, Poutine, Barry
3B: None
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Beatty, Grahambo, Dunner, Taxman, Grandpa Bill, Poutine, Handsome Jer, Ash, Barry

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS:

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ?

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 2 (10% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Monday 9:30PM July 21st, 2025

The hottest team in the Whitby Men's Slo-Pitch league stayed hot, winning their fifth straight game as the Falcons took care of weekday business with a 17-7 victory over Greenthumb on Monday night.

If only the Power Rankings were still a thing.

As of 1:22 pm on Monday, it was noticed that the Falcons were sporting the league's #1 defence, holding opponents to 11.23 runs per game, well ahead of the league's #2 defence, Triple Play at a whopping 11.5 runs per game. You may be asking yourself, isn't 1:22 pm an oddly specific time to note relatively insignificant stats on a suburban beer league's website? Well, maybe, but it wasn't the Falcons pointing this out. You see, the Storm team chat has been infiltrated. Don't worry, they don't read this website so they'll never know. But at 1:22 pm on Monday, a player, who shall remain nameless posted:

"As the reigning league MVP, and the current league home run leader (+3 over the nearest competitor), I have noticed that those sexy Falcons have the best defence in the league! They're only allowing 11.23 runs per game! We'll need to step up our game if we want to overtake them for their current #3 seed position in the playoff race. I'll do it all myself, or my name isn't Duran Spray!"

Thank you, anonymous Storm left-centerfielder.

So the Falcons gathered on the hill to watch the end of the 8:00 pm Hanet Plastics - Triple Play tilt on K1. Triple Play walked it off on a seventh inning Bill La Salle home run (his 10th of the season), after Hanet took the lead in the top half. The Falcons would have to beat Greenthumb to keep pace with Triple Play, who share first place in the President's Division with The Crew.

So the league's #1 defence took the field and held Greenthumb to delicious doughnuts in the first three innings, while scoring a MAX6 in the first and five more in the second to cruise to a 17-7 victory.

Game Notes: SLF's walk in the sixth should have definitely been a $15 strikeout. Those were strikes... Barry Guerrero Jr did his best to avoid ejection for forgetting where he was in the batting order... Despite SAYING he wants to hit his first career triple, the Taxman doesn't seem to really WANT it... It was 8-0 before the Falcons recorded an out... Smoke 'em if you got 'em: since returning to vice, Poutine is hitting .750 this season... Here's hoping nothing was left in the car by those who were constantly reminding themselves NOT TO LEAVE THAT STUFF IN THE CAR when they got home.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Dunner, Taxman, Poutine, Handsome Jer, SLF, Barry Guerrero Jr
3B: Cowboy
HR: Poutine
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Dunner (3), Poutine (3), Shohei (2), Cowboy (2), Barry Guerrero Jr (2), Beatty, Goliath, Taxman, Handsome Jer, SLF

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Barry Guerrero Jr-Handsome Jer

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 36

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 2 (10% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Sunday 6:30PM July 20th, 2025

The Falcons beat Surge 13-1, Sunday at 6:30pm in the second half of a back-to-back on K2.

Grahambo only packed his umpiring clothes and had to borrow a jersey. Poutine lent Grahambo his retro PizzaCo shirt, and the Falcons played with two Labrecques up the middle. It was actually pretty funny getting to say "Nice play Labrecque" to either one of them, it never got old!

With only one game on a lovely Sunday evening, it was time for a pizza night! We all watched the Storm vs Isotopes game while munching on our Dominos, and made jokes about Duran's nice dong (or two).

GAME NOTES: We have a 9:30pm game again tonight, in case anyone wants to come to the field early and harass Grahambo while he's umpiring, I think he goes at 5:30pm on K1, I'm just not sure for how long or how many games... Beatty played through a hamstring injury at C, there is apparently a grisly bruise that has not been shared in the Falcons group chat as of yet, hope your hammy heals up soon Beatty!

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Ash (2)
3B: Cowboy (2), Dunner, Poutine
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Cowboy (2), Grahambo (2), Taxman (2), Poutine (2), Ash (2), DC, Dunner, Billy

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS:
LABRECQUES UP THE MIDDLE: 2

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED:

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K2 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 2 (10% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Wednesday 9:30PM July 16th, 2025

Million Dollar Bill pitched a beauty as the Falcons won the first of a back-to-back against Surge, 23-5.

Part of the 2025 season story for the Falcons is an inability to field anything close to a full roster. Last night marked 6 games in a row where we had 9 guys or less, so it was especially disturbing to watch that number dwindle down even further in real time.

Barry Guerrero Jr was on the scorecard but got stuck in a place so far away that having power isn’t a regular thing, and then Beatty almost died mid-game (and we’ll get to that later). Where would the Falcons be without Glorious Dan, playing in his 7th (!!) game and filling the stat sheet once again?

In the 1st, the first two Surge batters hit bloop singles to the outfield, with Cowboy logging 1,000 miles to get to them while the only backup Poutine and Dunner provided was applause for the effort. The leadoff runner eventually scored to give Surge an early 1-0 lead.

It was all business for the Falcons from there. Paul recorded the only out—a sac fly—for a MAX6 and the home side never looked back. 5 more in the 4th and 9 in the fifth combined with Million Dollar Bill’s pitching gem closed this one out.

GAME NOTES: In trying to scoop a one-hopper across the diamond, 1B Beatty did something bad to his hamstring (ankle?) and, one batter later, asked for time. What the Falcons suspected was Beatty checking for a rip in his pants was actually something more akin to heat stroke (thanks for nothing, 35C humidity at 10pm). The game was paused while both teams tended to the guy who just an inning earlier destroyed a ball to the playground. We are thankful he recovered and, on a final note, “we love you Beatty” is the thing Poutine meant to say out loud instead of “if anything happens, I have your wife on speed dial”… not accounted for below, but Glorious Dan went 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs... with all of the extra games played, Dan can sit wherever the hell he wants at the banquet… Dunner went 4 for 4 with a BB, and Cowboy was a HR short of the cycle.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Dunner (3), Cowboy (2), Handsome Jer (2), Beatty, Poutine
3B: Cowboy
HR: Beatty
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Poutine (5), Dr J (5), Handson (3), Beatty (3), Cowboy (2), Million Dollar Bill, Handsome Jer, Dunner

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Million Dollar Bill-Dr J-Beatty

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ?

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 0 (0% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Sunday 9:30PM July 13th, 2025

The Falcons scored in every inning but the fifth, and the outfield defence had the Crew holding back in an 18-6 win to cap off Sunday's doubleheader.

After having finished game one versus Triple Play in a blink-and-you-miss-it 59 minutes, there was plenty of time for the Falcons to board FALCONS1 for the trip over to K1 to take on the Crew. A layover at Million Dollar Bill's trunk fuelled the team back up to take on WMSPL President's Division leading The Crew.

The big ol' Falcons D made their presence known early. In the bottom of the first, down one already thanks to a Poutine RBI single, The Crew's lead off hitter got aboard on a single. Mario followed with a double to left centre, and Shannon tried to score. A beautiful relay by Million Dollar Bill of Cowboy's laser from the outfield gunned Shannon down at the plate, and it wouldn't be the last time in this game it was a mistake to challenge the Falcons' arms.

The Falcons put up two in the top of the second to go up 3-1, highlighted by SLF's triple. In the bottom half, The Crew scored two, but with two out tried to out run the Falcons' guns. With Resty on second and two out, WMSPL President and Crew Captain Eric was heard telling Resty to be ready to go on the crack of the bat. Kyle singled to left, and Resty headed for home, only to be thrown out by SLF to end the inning and the threat. The young fans beyond the left field fence were entertained. Anyway, after two, the game was tied 3-3.

In the top of the third, the Falcons scored a run on an SLF fielder's choice that very much should have been an infield fly, but you can't call that after the play's already happened, right? Right? Right. Then the big D you've heard about went to work. Backing up Poutine's night to remember on the mound, The Crew went doughnut-doughnut-singleton-singleton-singleton for the rest of the night. Cowboy threw out ANOTHER runner trying to tag from first on a fly out, and The Crew stopped trying to take the extra bag.

A MAX6 in the fourth, and a six run seventh capped off another 59 minute game, and it was early beers for a Sunday Doubleheader Sweep.

Game Notes: Taking down the top two teams in the league after getting destroyed by the 12th team earlier in the week encapsulates the paradox that is the Falcons... Games like these make it seem like we could actually #WIFB

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Cowboy (3), MIner Leaguer (2), Poutine (2), Beatty, Barry Guerrero Jr
3B: SLF
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Poutine (4), Beatty (3), Taxman (3), Cowboy (2), Barry Guerrero Jr (2), Dr J (2), Miner Leaguer, SLF

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Cowboy-Dr J

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 35

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 9 (including new Falcons Fans 4 Lyfe beyond the left field fence) (45% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Sunday 8:00PM July 13th, 2025

Part-Time Falcon Glorious Dan singled in the bottom of the seventh to walk off Triple Play to cap off a pretty sweet 10-9 come from behind win to open Sunday's doubleheader.

In a tale as old as time, the Falcons were short players. Dan, playing in his sixth game for the blue in 2025, has become the permanent guest host for the comedy show that is Falcons baseball.

Everything began late for the home Falcons in this one. As usual, the SLF tainted line up didn't do anything until the forth inning, but SLF himself arrived as the game was beginning to bark out positioning for the team.

Triple Play's bat were alive early, and by the end of the third inning, they led 6-1. The Falcons bat finally awoke to begin chipping away at that deficit. Two in the fourth on SLF's 2-run double, and two more in the fifth on Miner Leaguer's 2-run single. The defence was able to hold Triple Play to delicious doughnuts in the fourth, fifth, and sixth, so when Glorious Dan cashed Million Dollar Bill in the bottom of the sixth, it was the go-ahead run. Going into the seventh, the Falcons led 7-6.

But it is slo-pitch after all, and the fences are only 233 feet away, so scoring shouldn't be like splitting the atom. Triple Play put two aboard in the bottom of the seventh, and Matt's bomb would have cleared any 300' fence. The Falcons would need to walk it off if they wanted to win.

The Falcons' momentum could not be denied. Poutine and Miner Leaguer got on and were scored by Dr J's double to tie the game. With no one out, Triple Play put SLF on intentionally to set up the force at all bags for Million Dollar Bill, who hit into the fielder's choice that didn't result in an out. Taxman popped out to third to bring up part-time Falcon Glorious Dan. Dan was clutch, singling home the game winner.

Game Notes: In the sixth, Cowboy gunned down a runner tagging from first, and it would become a theme for the rest of the night... This game was played in a tidy 59 minutes.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Beatty, Million Dollar Bill, SLF, Dr J
3B: None
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Dr J (2), Miner Leaguer (2), SLF (2), Taxman, Poutine

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Cowboy-Dr J

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 37

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K2 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 5 (25% FULL)

Boxscore:

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