BOSTON — Leave it to old No. 76. Pinch-runner Jose Iglesias, just up from Pawtucket – and a 2010 Sea Dog – scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night, coming around from first base, on Carl Crawford’s double off the Green Monster. It had the Red Sox celebrating a […]
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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It’s same old story for Sea Dogs
Wasted scoring chances and shaky relief pitching dooms Portland again in a loss to New Britain.
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Dogs’ bullpen falters again
Portland’s bullpen gives up a one-run lead in the sixth inning, losing to New Britain, 4-1.
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On Baseball: Vazquez savors role with the club — and bigger one at home
PORTLAND – For a minor league player battling to make a team in spring training, the end of March can be stressful. Every at-bat, every pitch seems to count. In a spring training game six weeks ago, Will Vazquez moved to the on-deck circle. He looked serious until Vazquez glanced toward the lightly filled stands. […]
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Four-gone conclusion: Sea Dogs 15, Rock Cats 7
The Sea Dogs hit four homers in a rout.
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Sea Dogs’ bats hot in Rock Cats rout
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs pounded out 17 hits, including four home runs, to beat the New Britain Rock Cats 15-7 Saturday afternoon at Hadlock Field. Chih-Hsien Chiang hit two home runs, and both Jon Hee and Ryan Lavarnway added a homer. New Britain homered three times off Sea Dogs starter Brock Huntzinger. Reliever […]
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Sea Dogs just can’t hold a lead
Portland builds a 7-2 lead before another late-inning collapse that ends in a 10-7 loss to the Rock Cats.
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Furbush has a rough night in Pawtucket
The Triple-A Red Sox cut short South Portland’s Charlie Furbush’s outing for Toledo.
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Minor League Notebook: Rogers put on DL with another malady
The physical challenges for Mark Rogers of Orrs Island continue. The Milwaukee Brewers placed Rogers on the minor league disabled list with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the condition caused Rogers to lose the feeling in his fingers when he gripped a baseball. Since being drafted by […]
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On BaseballSox mantra: Forget April
BOSTON — When Jed Lowrie struggled in Portland four years ago, Sea Dogs Manager Arnie Beyeler always spoke of the baseball gods. Play the game right, and it will work out. Take this weekend, for instance. Lowrie absolutely crushed a ball in the ninth inning Friday night with Boston losing by a run. The ball […]