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 […]
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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Mainers in the Minors
(Statistics through April 28) Ryan Baker, Portland, catcher (Yankees): Remains on disabled list with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Charlie Furbush, South Portland, pitcher (Tigers): Is 2-1 with 1.90 ERA for Triple-A Toledo, with 32 strikeouts in 232/3 innings. Ryan Flaherty, Portland, Inf/OF (Cubs): Batting .351 with five home runs and 18 RBI in 21 games for the […]
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On Baseball: Valdes’ return to Hadlock brings back fond memories
PORTLAND – On a cold, raw afternoon, Marc Valdes looked around Hadlock Field and smiled, warmed by the memories. “I loved my time here,” Valdes said. Valdes, 39, was back in Portland last week, 15 years after he stepped on the Hadlock rubber in a Sea Dogs uniform. Now the pitching coach for the Binghamton […]
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Going long, time and again: Sea Dogs 12, Mets 5
The Sea Dogs hit five homers, two by Will Middlebrooks, in winning their third straight.
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Sea Dogs overpower Mets with 5 homers
Besides Will Middlebrooks, Alex Hassan, Tim Federowicz and Ryan Lavarnway all went deep.
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Dogs’ hitters beat the fog
Portland rolls up an early 9-1 lead before fog rolls into Hadlock to end a win over the Mets.
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Dogs get the right mix
A strong start by Michael Lee and some timely hitting help Portland put away Binghamton at Hadlock.
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Sea Dogs end a key hit or two short
Portland raps out 10 hits but leaves 11 men on base as the Sea Dogs fall to Binghamton, 6-3.
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On Baseball: Catching tandem working its way up Red Sox system
PORTLAND — In 2008, when the Boston Red Sox used Kevin Cash to back up Jason Varitek, the Sox had George Kottaras and Dusty Brown in Triple-A, Mark Wagner in Portland, and an emerging prospect name Luis Exposito in Class A. Still, Boston used its sixth and seventh picks in the 2008 draft on catchers. […]
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Sea Dogs’ late explosion fails to ignite win
Portland scores three in the ninth to warm up a crowd awaiting postgame fireworks, but falls short.