On Baseball: Anthony Rizzoin Fenway, as a Padre

After he hugged former teammates, he granted a round of interviews in front of the Padres’ dugout. Then major league baseball player Anthony Rizzo was finally free to step onto the Fenway Park grass in foul territory, watching Boston take batting practice.

Rizzo, his arms folded, kept a satisfied grin on his still-boyish face.

On Baseball: Sometimes the draft is a breeze, sometimes not

After the recent major league draft, attention focused on who the Red Sox picked. But there are other questions that will not be answered. Who did Boston want but did not get? Of course, Boston is going to speak positively of its choices after the draft. But there had to be players on General Manager […]

Poor defense dooms Sea Dogs again

The relief pitching is getting better. The hitting has always been there.

But these Portland Sea Dogs still find ways to give away a ballgame.

On Sunday, it was Portland’s season-long problem with the glove. The Sea Dogs made three errors on their way to a 10-7 loss to the Bowie Baysox at Hadlock Field.

Bad start sinks Sea Dogs

The Portland Sea Dogs allowed 10 runs in the first three innings and never caught up, losing 10-7 to the Bowie Baysox Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. The teams were scheduled to play a doubleheader, but the second game was called off because of rain and a wet field. The game will be made up […]

On Baseball: Big contracts don’t always pay off for Red Sox, Yankees

The Boston Red Sox paid $103 million for six years of Daisuke Matsuzaka, when the $51 million negotiating rights fee is factored in. That’s an average of over $17 million a year through 2012. Boston will keep paying this year and next, even though Matsuzaka might not pitch for the Red Sox again. He underwent […]

Sea Dogs Notebook: Vazquez plays final game for Portland

On a day when rain sets up a Sea Dogs doubleheader today, Will Vazquez announces his retirement.

Sea Dogs’ supporting cast fizzles

Portland’s defense offers little help for pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller, as Bowie takes advantage of miscues to roll to a victory.

Dogs victimized by a bad inning

In a duel between two prime pitching prospects at Hadlock Field, one pitcher’s wild inning cost him.

Alex Wilson walked two batters and threw a wild pitch in a three-run third inning as the Richmond Flying Squirrels left town Thursday night after a 7-2 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs.

Dogs bullpen falls apart in 9-3 loss

Portland wastes a strong outing by Brock Huntzinger, and has a six-game win streak stopped.

Sea Dogs: Yes, still perfect in June

Stephen Fife takes a no-hitter into the seventh as the Sea Dogs shut out Richmond to improve to 6-0 this month after a 6-25 May.