BEYOND THE BOXSCORE...Nickname-Frano...collected one
run, one RBI and one hit-by-pitch in '04...forever established
himself as a dyed-in-the-wool Bears original during the championship
celebration of '97 at Schelly's..."Frano" is best known
for his hand-crafted "Bears" sweatshirts and cold-weather
gear...attended Syracuse University...father to Bears second
baseman Steven Fralick...big San Francisco Giants fan...known
to call KNBR radio talk shows when he is really angry about something...a
fixture on fastpitch diamonds in the 70's...a non-blood relative
of Bears manager Steve Tady...in his later years has settled
into a role as a key performer off the bench...also accomplished
as a first-rate bench jockey...owns a career 2-0 record on the
mound with sparkling 13.63 ERA...only Bear to wear Pumas...HUGE
Matt Maiocco fan...favorite saying (usually delivered at the
top of his lungs and with little children nearby) :"If you
ain't a Bear, you ain't shit"...resides in Hayward.