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Article: Sea Dogs to wear Red Sox?
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- August 15, 2002
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For The Patriot Ledger
PORTLAND, Maine - High marks to the on-site barbecue grille and
the microbrewery behind first base, but I'm not sure about the
between-innings catch-a-hurled-lobster contest.
A two-hour road trip to historic Hadlock Field, home of the
Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League can be a nice
diversion for area sports fans. It's also one that Red Sox fans may
have more reason to make next season.
As the Boston Red Sox's affiliation agreement with the Trenton
(N.J.) Thunder expires this fall, amid complaints from Thunder
management that Boston didn't stock the team very well, it seems more
likely the Sox's Double A franchise will shift to Portland. The first
day ...