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Why do we play? Fun is the easy answer. A famous comedian once said �If it doesn�t make you money, or it doesn�t make you happy, don�t do it.� All the players in our league pay good money to play. In exchange, they expect a good time. When it stops being fun, you stop, right?

Twelve-year WMSPL and Falcon veteran Sean Dunn is stepping away from the Falcons. He leaves the league having made his mark as WMSPL MVP (2014), WMSPL MSP (2010), and being elected and serving as WMSPL President.

His impact on the Falcons was far greater. In addition to leaving the team as all-time (digital stats only) leader in plate appearances (1259), runs scored (515), doubles (164) and times on base (770), his far greater legacy will be the digital world he created for the team.

Dreamed up in probably his mom�s basement in 2007, he used his nerdiness to create the website on which you�re reading this eulogy. Originally intended as a place to show off his Photoshop mastery and make penis jokes, it became a go-to for not only Falcons, but members of all the teams of the WMSPL and their friends and family. The game recaps (of which Dunner wrote almost a dozen) and news posts (he wrote far more of these, showing off a wit that was under-utilized) drew their fair share of complaints from those he lampooned. But far out-weighing the wrath he took was the mirth he created in those posts. It seemed like not a banquet went by without some member from another team complimenting him on a great season of humour on the website.

The website was a hobby, but the game was his passion. Utilizing a memory that most people would give up drinking to regain, he knew to where every opposing batter in the league was going to hit. He was the coach of the outfield, patrolling the left side and keeping the runners honest. The right arm cannon he coveted was shredded in a fit of ego on his 40th birthday, but it took years for the opposition to figure it out (flinging the ball into the infield underhanded was a clue).

He was a quiet leader, landing himself on base over 60% of the time. His offensive skills made him an infrequent pizza contributor (except that one time). He�s leaving the team as owner of the single game RBI record of 10. His mentorship of the newbies will not be forgotten.

But certain players, certain rules, and certain reasons beyond his control drove Sean to find happiness in a new league.

The Falcons will also miss the people who occasionally accompanied Dunner to the games. Mrs. Dinner, who inadvertently gave him his nickname, Payton, beloved by SLF's kids, and Mason, who never hesitated to correctly point out how much SLF sucks.