Marquez Smith’s three-run homer in the fifth inning helps Portland top New Britain, 7-4.
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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On Baseball: Ranaudo hopes tough year turns to learning experience
PORTLAND – Pitchers really have impressed recently at Hadlock Field. But not the pitcher expected to make the biggest impact on the 2012 Sea Dogs. In fact, Anthony Ranaudo is no longer in Portland. The Red Sox shipped him to their training complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Ranaudo, 22, has had a season to forget. […]
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Sea Dogs finally stopped at home – by rain
The weather ends a scoreless game that will resume Saturday before a regularly scheduled game.
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Sea Dogs: Armed, now dangerous
The pitching continues to impress as Portland extend its second-half surge, completing a sweep.
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On Baseball: Blame Bobby, but real trouble is the pitching
It is Bobby Valentine’s fault. No, wait, put the blame on Ben Cherington. Larry Lucchino? John Henry? Someone’s got to take the fall. We need new blood. Ownership has already thrown former manager Terry Francona under the bus, and Theo Epstein is enjoying his honeymoon at Wrigley Field. The Red Sox are losing more games […]
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Sea Dogs play the hole game
Bryce Brentz finds a vacated spot for an RBI, Drake Britton is sharp, and presto – victory.
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On Baseball: Red Sox prospects so very young, so very good
PORTLAND — Shortstop Xander Bogaerts emerged from the Portland Sea Dogs’ dugout in the second inning to bat for the first time Tuesday night. His helmet seemed to fit just fine – not too tight. Bogaerts’ head has not inflated from all the hype and if you take him at his word, it won’t. “I’m […]
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Sea Dogs 13, Curve 2: Workman-like effort
Brandon Workman makes an eye-opening debut for Portland, pitching six near-perfect innings in an easy victory.
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Bailey pitches in Sea Dogs’ rout
Andrew Bailey, who has missed all year with a thumb injury, pitches one scoreless inning as Portland completes a three-game sweep of Erie, 11-2.
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On Baseball: Making a pitch with a knuckler
PORTLAND – In 2011, Steven Wright decided to go for it. No more simply fooling around with the knuckleball. He became committed. “I jumped in headfirst,” said Wright, the newest Portland Sea Dogs pitcher after the Red Sox obtained him Tuesday from the Indians in a trade for Lars Anderson. Instead of relying on his […]