BOSTON – Mark Wagner sat in the Boston Red Sox dugout Saturday morning, the smile ever on his face. If you asked the ever-confident Wagner three years ago about playing in Fenway Park, he would have said it was all part of the plan. But plans change. Back in the spring of 2008, Wagner was […]
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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Pitcher from Maine suspended
Minor-leaguer Mark Rogers will sit out 25 games after Major League Baseball says he violated its policy against using stimulants.
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Something missing from Dogs’ lineup
With Will Middlebrooks off to Triple-A, Portland has a lackluster outing at home.
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Brewers pitcher from Maine suspended
Major League Baseball announced today that it has suspended Mark Rogers of Orrs Island, a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, for 25 games for his second violation of the league’s policy against the use of stimulants. Rogers, 25, might not begin serving the suspension until next year because he is scheduled to have surgery […]
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On Baseball: Three hits, a goof, and another loss
Jacoby Ellsbury launched a ball to the gap in right-center.
He did that often five years ago in Portland and the Hadlock Field crowd would erupt, Ellsbury sprinting around the bases with his gazelle-like stride . . .
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Two-out hits help Dogs rally for a win
The Sea Dogs come up with several timely hits in a 9-5 victory over the Erie SeaWolves.
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Sea Dogs rally for a 9-5 win
Mark Wagner’s two-run double in the seventh inning is the key hit in the victory over the Erie SeaWolves.
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On Baseball: Turnover is part of Red Sox’s plan for Dogs
With his new Double-A team, Stephen Fife is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA. Tim Federowicz has three home runs in Triple-A and a .984 OPS through seven games. And Chih-Hsien Chiang, who was batting .340 for Portland, is off to a solid start in the Double-A Southern League, batting .294. Three good players. All traded […]
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Middlebrooks the difference for Dogs
Will Middlebrooks goes 3 for 5 with a double and two RBI as Portland gets 15 hits in a win over Erie.
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Dogs fall to Erie’s focused pitcher
L.J. Gagnier, who was surprised to be assigned to Double-A this season, throttles Portland for 5 2/3 innings in a 6-2 victory.