BOSTON — Talk all you want about the New York Yankees and Babe Ruth, Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone. The Tampa Bay Rays are the team that has pestered Boston the most in recent years.
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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MLB: Character, talent spark Red Sox
BOSTON — The Toronto Blue Jays absorbed a pack of high-salaried players from the Marlins which supposedly made Toronto an instant contender.
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KEVIN THOMAS ON BASEBALL: Sox honor Yaz with statue at Fenway
BOSTON — In his first six years with the Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski suffered through losing season after losing season.
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Sox honor Yaz with statue
Carl Yastrzemski played for the Red Sox from 1961 to 1982, and was an All-Star for 19 seasons.
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ON BASEBALL: Red Sox in good shape, but anything can happen
Wondering if Boston can take the Dodgers in a best-of-seven in late October?
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Almanzar triple sparks Sea Dogs win over Fisher Cats, 4-2
The Sea Dogs embark on their final road trip of the year, starting tonight in Trenton and ending next Thursday in Manchester, N.H.
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ON BASEBALL: Bogaerts even more important to Sox now
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — With Jose Iglesias traded and Will Middlebrooks promoted, Xander Bogaerts suddenly becomes important to the Red Sox for his glove as much as his promising bat.
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Punchless Sea Dogs fall to Squirrels again, 4-1
Portland leaves 10 runners stranded and finishes 0-6 this season against a sub-.500 opponent.
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ON BASEBALL: Cecchini next big Red Sox prospect
Garin Cecchini, 22, is the NEXT ONE, the prospect that Red Sox Nation will be looking at, with dreams of stardom in Fenway. Xander Bogaerts has gone through it. Same with Jackie Bradley Jr.