DETROIT — It was a pressure situation. Runner on third and Junichi Tazawa needed a strikeout. Maybe you remember the game. It was Tazawa’s pro debut in the United States in the Portland Sea Dogs’ opener at Hadlock Field in 2009. He faced another jam Tuesday. “A little different lineup,” Arnie Beyeler pointed out. Beyeler, […]
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
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Tigers show some bite
Jake Peavy is rocked early and Detroit evens the series with a 7-3 victory at home. Game 5 will be played Thursday in Detroit.
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Red Sox Notebook: Red Sox face Fister
Detroit’s Game 4 pitcher is not another power thrower.
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Napoli, Lackey lift Red Sox over Tigers in Game 3
John Lackey outduels All-Star Justin Verlander, and Mike Napoli hits a solo homer to put the Red Sox two wins from a World Series berth.
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American League Championships Series: Huge test for Lackey, Red Sox
John Lackey has had plenty of rest lately, but the Red Sox need him to be sharp in Game 3 against the Tigers.
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On Baseball: Tigers quick to forget devastating loss
Stellar starting pitching remains a reason for Detroit to be optimistic about its chances to reach the World Series.
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ALCS: Suddenly Red Sox and Tigers are even
David Ortiz’s grand slam highlights a dramatic rally as Boston erases a 5-0 deficit and ties the series at a game apiece.
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Red Sox Notebook: A candid call by manager
BOSTON – Several times in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Tigers in Game 1, Red Sox players were in obvious disagreement with the strike calls made by home plate umpire Joe West. Red Sox Manager John Farrell said that’s natural. “The hitter is always going to have a different view than the umpire,” Farrell said. […]
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On Baseball: Playoffs simply unpredictable
BOSTON – Detroit right fielder Torii Hunter wants to end this season with a mob scene, complete with an endless supply of champagne. But it has been a different, lonely atmosphere for Hunter in his 17-year career. “I see this all the time, guys jumping up and down on the field at the end of […]
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Red Sox in ALCS: 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 loss
Anibal Sanchez and the Detroit bullpen hold the Red Sox hitless until the ninth and cling to a 1-0 win in Game 1.