The loss drops Portland to 68-72, while the Phillies are off to the Eastern League playoffs.
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.
A quiet day for Sea Dogs
Reading spoils Portland’s annual Field of Dreams celebration, holding the Sea Dogs to three harmless hits.
Sea Dogs lose next-to-last game, 5-0
Portland gets just three hits in losing to the Reading Phillies.
Pimentel sharp to end rebound year with Sea Dogs
Stolmy Pimentel pitches six shutout innings as Portland earns a 6-1 victory against Reading.
On Baseball: In a season of highs and lows, several Sea Dogs stood out
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs are headed for a fourth straight losing season. Disappointing? Well, sure. But you have to add an asterisk to the 2012 campaign. If the Eastern League were like the other two Double-A leagues — the Texas League and the Southern League — the Sea Dogs might be headed to […]
Kehrt, Bogaerts help Sea Dogs to a win
Pitcher Jeremy Kehrt and shortstop Xander Bogaerts continue to shine as the season winds down.
Red Claws to open on road
The Red Claws’ first season as a single affiliate of the Celtics will begin Nov. 23.
Britton’s a success with Sea Dogs despite loss
Drake Britton loses his final appearance for Portland, but that takes nothing from a turnaround year.
Red Claws announce 2012-13 schedule
The Red Claws will play a 50-game schedule – 24 at home, 24 on the road, and two at the NBA D-League Showcase Jan. 7-10 in Reno, Nev.
Sea Dogs pitcher a lesson in perseverance
Michael Olmsted is making his presence known and Boston will be forced to put him on its 40-man roster or risk losing him.