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‘Yooouuuk’ comes back to Portland

August 1, 2017Newsbaseball, cubs, maine, portland, red sox, white sox, youkilis

Portland Sea Dogs hall-of-famer, and former Red Sox first baseman, Kevin Youkilis poses for a photo with the Scarborough High School softball team at Hadlock Field on Tuesday. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)

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.

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

Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Rico Petrocelli waves to the crowd at Hadlock Field in Portland on Thursday night after throwing out the first pitch. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Sox's '67 "Impossible Dream" team. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)

Boston sports were different then. There was no Red Sox Nation. The Patriots were a sideshow act in a soon-to-be-defunct league.

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