STANDISH – When the St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball players sat down for their first breakfast in Oxford (England, not Maine), everything looked in order: eggs, sausages, hash browns. Then a new dish arrived. “Looked kind of like a brownie,” Tom Ray said. Teammate Nick Jobin took a bite. It would be his only one. […]
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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One last dreary outing, and Sea Dogs are called in for season
Portland closes out a largely forgettable 2011 season with an 8-3 loss to New Hampshire.
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Sea Dogs end season with a loss
The 8-3 loss leaves Portland with a franchise-worst 59-83 record.
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One for the books
Portland locks up its worst record in club history entering today’s finale with New Hampshire.
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Dogs lose, will finish with franchise-worst record
The Sea Dogs fall to 59-82 with a 7-0 loss to New Hampshire in their next-to-last game.
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On Baseball: If end is near, a cornfield will appear
PORTLAND – The Sea Dogs will arrive out of the cornfield this afternoon for the annual Field of Dreams day at Hadlock Field. The beginning of the end. Another game Monday and that’s a wrap for the 2011 season. Monday’s pregame activities will feature the end-of-year awards. Some of the recipients will not be there. […]
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Fisher Cats get a Hadlock celebration
New Hampshire clinches the division as Portland closes in on the worst record in franchise history.
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Portland collects a meaningful win
Mitch Dening and Mark Wagner help delay New Hampshire’s division-winning celebration.
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On Baseball: Matchup favored Red Sox, scoreboard favored Yankees
BOSTON – Observations following the final Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway Park this year (maybe): Thursday’s game showed how close this rivalry is this year. The pitching matchup of Jon Lester vs. A.J. Burnett made the Red Sox an overwhelming favorite, but Burnett stymied the Sox except for Dustin Pedroia’s two-run homer. Other than that, […]
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On Baseball: Ellsbury answers all the doubters
BOSTON – In spring training, you could see the difference in Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury used to bounce through the clubhouse, whether it be at Hadlock Field or Fenway Park, offering a smile or a quick hello. But that changed. Ellsbury walked through the spring training clubhouse at Fort Myers, Fla., last March with eyes forward, […]