His ultimate destination is the Gateway City, but he won’t be able to use Mapquest or a Magellan global positioning satellite system to get there. That’s because Curt Smith’s journey must take him from Davenport, Iowa, to Palm Beach, Fla., through Springfield, Mo., to Memphis,… Read More
Mainers in the minors are enjoying varying degrees of success as most enter the stretch run of their minor league baseball seasons. Camden’s Mike MacDonald continues to adjust to life in the bullpen as a reliever – and starter – for the Toronto Blue Jays… Read More
Bangor native Josh Pressley is still in the swing of things as a first baseman for the Somerset (Mass.) Patriots. The former Bangor American Legion Baseball standout is still collecting a paycheck playing ball and chasing big league dreams in the independent Atlantic League. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The Boston Celtics have their “Big Three” and for most of this season, so have the Portland Sea Dogs. The Sea Dogs’ outfield had been arguably the best or most productive to come up through Boston’s farm system since the early 1970’s home-grown class featuring… Read More
Three days after the Sea Dogs’ season ended with a 4-0 loss in the Eastern League Northern Division playoffs, first-year Portland manager Arnie Beyeler was home, re-acclimating himself to Florida weather. “I just flew out of Portland this morning,” said the 43-year-old Utah native who… Read More
There were still 20 minutes to go before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. Major League Baseball treading deadline, but Arnie Beyeler was not working the phones. The Portland Sea Dogs manager was in the visiting team’s dugout, getting ready for that evening’s Eastern League game against the… Read More
A potential Boston Red Sox closer of the future has been a catcher for the vast majority of his organized baseball career. Even as late as his junior year in high school, the idea of throwing from the mound rather than throwing balls back to… Read More
He’s not really a slugger, but he leads his team in home runs. He’s not really a speedster, but he’s third on the team with five stolen bases. He’s not really a seafood guy, but he loves sushi. Meet Jed Lowrie, a case study in… Read More
Before the Portland Sea Dogs came back to town for a seven-game homestand last Friday, David Murphy was having his typical April. The Sea Dogs’ center fielder was hitting a modest .214 with one home run, two doubles, and 10 RBIs after 21 games. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
A scouting report of the affiliated minor league baseball landscape just over two weeks into the 2006 professional season finds 10 players with Maine ties toiling in the minors. Among them are eight Maine natives, three of whom played for Bangor-based teams. Two of those… Read More
Former Maranacook High School and University of Maine baseball standout Greg Creek has signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and has been assigned to Rookie League affiliate Orlando in the Gulf Coast League. Creek helped lead the UMaine Black Bears to two… Read More
With apologies to Saturday Night Live’s “Chico Escuela,” beisbol has also been very, very good to Sazi Guthrie. Judging by the statistics from his first professional baseball season, baseball continues to be very, very good to the Belfast native. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
What’s in a name? Well, if it’s the name of the new left field wall standing 37 feet high and sporting fresh coats of green paint at Portland’s Hadlock Field, there are 721 suggestions and a whole lot of interest in it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More