The Sea Dogs got a game-tying home run from Oscar Tejeda in the seventh inning Sunday, but they still lost their 17th game this month, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Phillies.
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: Bullpen can be a path to the majors
PORTLAND – To start or relieve? There’s a lot of talk about that question in Boston, where Daniel Bard is shining as a starter, although he could help a beleaguered bullpen. Sea Dogs pitching coach Bob Kipper remembers when he switched roles while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And Kipper understood when Brock Huntzinger approached […]
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Pettitte’s comeback attempt stops at Hadlock on Monday
PORTLAND – New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte will pitch at Hadlock Field on Monday night, bringing his control, his trademark stare and, undoubtedly, a lot of fans to Portland. Pettitte, 39, making a comeback after retiring prior to the 2011 season, will pitch for the Yankees’ Double-A minor league team — the Trenton Thunder […]
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Reading reigns on Stolmy night
Stolmy Pimentel seems solid in his return to the Sea Dogs, but a late Phillies rally spoils his return.
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Yankee’s pitcher Andy Pettitte to pitch in Portland Monday
Pettitte will pitch for the New York Yankees’ Double-A minor league team, the Trenton Thunder, in a 6 p.m. game Monday against the Sea Dogs.
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On Baseball: Warehouse, to showing his wares
PORTLAND – Two years ago, Chris Martin threw a baseball only when the boss said it was OK. Otherwise, Martin was lugging refrigerators or installing washing machines — the life of a warehouse worker. Today, Martin is scheduled to pitch for the Portland Sea Dogs when they begin a seven-game homestand at Hadlock Field. The […]
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Dice-K to pitch in Portland
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka expects to start for the Sea Dogs on a rehab assignment on Saturday afternoon.
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Dice-K to pitch for Sea Dogsat Hadlock on Saturday
Daisuke Matsuzaka is coming back from surgery on his right elbow.
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On Baseball: No easy fix for Boston’s bullpen
BOSTON – The rain poured on Fenway Park Sunday. With no more games here for a week, the grounds crew did not bother to put the tarp on. What this 100-year-old venue needed was a good cleansing. “It’s been a tough week,” Boston Manager Bobby Valentine said. “Let’s hope this is a good psychological day […]
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Yankees-Red Sox game postponed by rain
The Yankees were going for a sweep of the Red Sox. The Sox were hoping to bounce back from a soul-crushing defeat Saturday, after blowing a 9-0 lead.