‘Yooouuuk’ comes back to Portland August 1, 2017Newsbaseball, cubs, maine, portland, red sox, white sox, youkilis By Troy R. Bennett Portland Sea Dogs hall-of-famer, and former Boston Red Sox first baseman, Kevin Youkilis returned to Hadlock Field Tuesday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
A Maine baseball team is going to hand out dolls of a U.S. Senator May 27, 2017Newsbaseball, joseph mccarthy, maine, margaret chase smith, minor league, politics, sports By Troy R. Bennett Revered former Maine U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith now has something in common with a man named Mookie.
How the Flop Sox saved baseball in New England May 5, 2017Home1967, 50th anniversary, baseball, impossible dream, red sox, rico petrocelli By Troy R. Bennett Boston sports were different then. There was no Red Sox Nation. The Patriots were a sideshow act in a soon-to-be-defunct league.
The Portland statue criticized for being too white almost crushed its creator April 17, 2017Historyanonymous, art, baseball, bronze, controversy, this week in portland history By Troy R. Bennett The committee asked Burke to make certain changes. He said, through his lawyer, nope, take it or leave it. So they left it.
Sea Dogs fall, still off to best start in a decade April 12, 2017Newsbaseball, eastern league, game, maine By Troy R. Bennett Entering the game, Portland was 5-0 for the first time since starting the 2005 season off 10-0.
This teenage pitcher won 21 games for Boston in 1887 October 15, 2016History, Homebaseball, boston, permanent portlander, pitcher, portland By Troy R. Bennett Michael “Kid” Madden was a 124-pound, 19-year-old rookie when he won 21 games for the National League Boston Red Stockings in 1887.