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Sunday 6:30PM July 24th, 2016

The Falcons loaded the bases with 1 out in the seventh with the heart of the order up and couldn't cash the 3 runs needed to tie, or even 1 run to make it close as they dropped this one to Bradley by a score of 11-8 on Sunday evening.

The game was to be a theme night for the Falcons, and the attendance reflected it. Sunday was supposed to be "Throw Back Night" for the Falcons, but a member of the team had other ideas. Complaining that the throwback jerseys were "uncomfortable" and "ridiculous", an unnamed Falcon (let's be honest: it was Big Cat) shredded the team's special uniforms. He served a one-game team imposed suspension during Sunday's game, and had to give up his safety scissors permanently. "Those fans didn't come to see and buy old shirts, they came to see me play first base," Big Cat later said, while cutting up Play-Doh with those stupid plastic scissor-things they give you.

So the fans began the game in a foul mood, and it didn't get any better. The Falcons left 7 men on base over the course of the game, and that was the difference.

Goliath showed he's not going to just roll over and let Poutine walk away with the team MVP title (he will anyway), going 4-for-4 with a grand slam and 6 RBI.

Teets started the game injured, after aggravating a pre-existing old-man injury with a case of the sniffles. Seems he was relaxing with his laptop on his lap (a novel approach), sneezed, and was instantly paralyzed. Unconfirmed reports indicate he was on the toilet when this occurred. This report has been refuted, and vehemently denied by Teets himself, but no one believes him.

Teets gutted out 4 solid innings on the mound, moved to catcher for 2, and finally called it quits after that.

Bradley scored early and often, taking the lead in the first inning and never giving it up, never letting their fans down. In the seventh inning, the Falcons could smell a walk-off. Dinner and Goliath singled, and after a pathetic pop-out by Poutine, Million Dollar Bill walked to load them up. Potential hero Zed, likely due to a lack of playing time, was unprepared for this situation, popped out, but not deep enough to score any runners. Shizzle hit a hot grounder to the hole at short, but Bradley's shortstop made a fine play to get the force at second to end the game.

Inside-the-park Home Run Watch: The last time a Falcon hit an inside-the-park home run was July 23, 2012. The Falcons didn't even have an inside the park extra base hit after the first inning.

Game Notes: How to wear your uniform has been discussed on several FALCASTS. I love rocking the blue, but that doesn't mean I'd ever wear it to Costco... An uncharacteristically dropped popup by Pikachu on the warning track was blamed on tripping over a Pokemon... Little SLF made his opinion of the game known, throwing up all over the car on the way home... SLF saw a 19-game on-base streak come to an end tonight, the longest of his career. It may have continued were it not for a questionable call in the second inning... In other news, if you don't like it, play better.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Goliath
3B: None
HR: Goliath (2), Poutine
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Goliath (6), Poutine (only 2)
LOB: 7
PIZZAS: Zed (3/3)

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 42

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 13 (65% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)
WEATHER: 23.9�C, Cloudy; Humidity 54%; Wind ESE, 15 km/h (weather data courtesy @wc_oshawa)

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