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Kevin Thomas covers baseball.

Remembering 2005

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 08:10
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The Akron Aeros beat Connecticut 10-6 for Eastern League championship Saturday night in Akron. That brought back to mind the last time the Aeros celebrated a title in Akron.

Countdown at 10

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 05:02
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Ten is the magical number for both the Yankees and Red Sox.

New York (94-54) clinches the AL East if/when the combination of Yankees wins and Red Sox losses equals 10.

On the road again

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 04:57
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Oh, how the Red Sox love their Fenway Park. Despite Thursday night's loss, Boston is 52-22 at home (just a shade better than the Yankees' 52-23 home mark).

Some details and comments on a four-hour thriller

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 23:26
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So much to cover from Boston’s 9-8 win over the Angels on Wednesday night.

The Red Sox (86-58) now lead Texas (80-65) by 6.5 games in the wildcard race.

Sox win 9-8 thriller

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 22:43
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The Red Sox overcame three deficits to beat the Angels 9-8 Wednesday night.

Sox lineup: Still no Youkilis or Martinez

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 14:56
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Kevin Youkilis (back spasms) and Victor Martinez (family issue) are still out of the lineup tonight.

I'll be back with more details later. Here's the lineup:

Dice-K paying back teammates; magic number 14

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:30
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Before Tuesday’s game, Boston manager Terry Francona said that Tim Wakefield might get his next start on Sunday or Monday.

Youkilis, Martinez out

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 15:32
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Not only are the Red Sox facing the Angels tonight without one of their top three arms (Beckett, Lester or Buchholz), they will also be without some oomph in the lineup.

Can Dice-K be Dice?

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 05:18
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When Jon Lester was talking on Sunday night about the improved pitching rotation of the Red Sox, he moved on to Daisuke Matsuzaka.

"And if Dice-K can be Dice ..."

Magic number: 17

Submitted by Kevin Thomas on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:25
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Seattle beat Texas 5-0 in their late game Sunday. Now both Boston and the Rangers have 20 games to go. Here are the wildcard race standings:

Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox — when he's not coaching Little League baseball.

He is married to Nancy, and the couple recently completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child.

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