3O SEASONS OF THE SEA DOGS

1999

RECORD: 65-77 ATTENDANCE: 402,582 MANAGER: Frank Cacciatore

KEY PLAYERS: AJ Burnett, Chris Norton, Pablo Ozuna, Brad Penny, Julio Ramirez, Michael Tejera

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Brad Penny and Luis Arroyo combine to throw the first no hitter in team history on August 8th vs Trenton

• Julio Ramirez steals a franchise record 64 bases

• Michael Tejera is named Eastern League Pitcher of the Year

• Chris Norton takes aim at the Eastern League home run record and finishes the season with a franchise record 38 home runs, three shy of the league record of 41.

• Baseball America selects the Portland Sea Dogs as the winner of the Double-A Freitas Award, given to recognize sustained excellence in all aspects of the operation

2000

RECORD: 71-70 ATTENDANCE: 370,702 MANAGER: Rick Renteria

KEY PLAYERS: Todd Betts, Cesar Crespo, Ross Gload, Brandon Leese, Pablo Ozuna

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Cesar Crespo becomes the first Sea Dog player to hit for the cycle on June 16th

• The Sea Dogs host an exhibition game against their parent club the Florida Marlins. A franchise record crowd 6,910 fans watch Portland defeat the Marlins 9-2. A pre-game home run derby features Cliff Floyd, Preston Wilson, Kevin Millar, Hall of Famer Tony Perez and 1987 National League Home Run Champion Andre Dawson. Ross Gload hits for the cycle for the Sea Dogs

• The Sea Dogs franchise is awarded Minor League Baseball’s top award, the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy

2001

RECORD: 77-65 ATTENDANCE: 383,022 MANAGER: Rick Renteria

KEY PLAYERS: Josh Beckett, Kevin Hooper, Blaine Neal, Kevin Olsen, Abraham Nunez, Matt Treanor

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• A helicopter is called in to help dry the field from a snowstorm and the first three days of the season are postponed

• Josh Beckett strikes out eight of the first nine batters he faces in his Double-A debut on June 16th

• The Sea Dogs welcome the three millionth fan in team history

• On August 13th Josh Beckett and two relievers combine to no-hit the Binghamton Mets

• Josh Beckett is named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year

2002

RECORD: 63-77 ATTENDANCE: 382,738 MANAGER: Eric Fox

KEY PLAYERS: Chris Aguila, Adrian Gonzalez, Jesus Medrano, Nate Robertson

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• Adrian Gonzalez becomes the second Sea Dog player to collect five hits in a game on May 25th

• Randy Rigsby joins Alex Gonzalez as the only Sea Dogs’ player to hit three home runs in a game on July 11th

• On September 18th, the Sea Dogs announced they have ended their nine-year affiliation with the Florida Marlins and will begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox. Team colors are changed from teal to red, the skyboxes are renamed after former Sox legends, and construction begins on a likeness of Fenway’s Green Monster in left field

2003

RECORD: 72-70

ATTENDANCE: 405,021

MANAGER: Ron Johnson

KEY PLAYERS: Jorge De La Rosa, Jeremy Owens, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis

MEMORABLE MOMENTS:

• The Sea Dogs have to wait a week due to snow before playing their first game as a Red Sox affiliate

• Kevin Youkilis reaches base in a franchise record 62 consecutive games before being promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket. At Pawtucket he reaches base in his first nine games to tie the Minor League Baseball record of 71 games with former Sea Dog Kevin Millar (46 games with Portland). Youkilis sets the franchise record for on base percentage at .487

• On August 29th, the Sea Dogs explode for 14 runs in one inning, tying an Eastern League record

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