Spinners Gear Now on eBay!

AUTHENTIC LOWELL SPINNERS GAME-WORN JERSEY AUCTION
You heard it here first! The Spinners are auctioning off some awesome collectors' items on eBay.com.
Check out the newest item, an official game-worn Spinners jersey from the past three seasons.
All of the players that wore the jersey are listed. Just follow the link below! Happy bidding!
AUTHENTIC LOWELL SPINNERS GAME-WORN JERSEY [...]

If you watched today’s Red Sox game…

Today’s Red Sox/Twins Spring Training game was featured on national TV. If you were watching, you saw:

3B Kevin Youkilis (‘01)
3B Andrew Pinkney (‘04)
INF Dominic Ramos (‘05)
OF Yahmed Yema (‘05)

In addition, Jonathan Papelbon (‘03) pitched yesterday against the Yankees.
Did you see any other former Spinners in a Spring Training game with the Red Sox? Were you there? [...]

Who was better?

An inter-office debate has been raging here at LeLacheur Park. Stemming from an innocent comment about Pete Rose’s ineligibility for the Hall of Fame, a discussion of Rafael Palmeiro’s chances in Cooperstown led to a comparison of Palmeiro and Frank Thomas.
Following, we’ll outline the cases of each. Please weigh in with your take — your [...]

Lowrie Belts a Homer

Jed Lowrie, who hit four home runs in 201 at-bats with Lowell last summer, belted a Spring Training blast in the ninth inning of yesterday’s match up with the Dodgers. Lowrie’s two-run blast pulled Boston within two runs, but it was all Boston would score on route to a 6-4 loss.
Lowrie belts two-run homer in [...]

Luis Alicea updates

We’re not the only ones taking on the blogosphere. Check out Luis Alicea’s new blog. He was the Spinners manager in 2004 and 2005 and has led Lowell to its best season ever with 42 wins last season.
Luis Alicea – Spring Training Blog
Alicea is the new manager of the Red Sox Class A Affiliate [...]

Jed Lowrie in Major League Camp

Red Sox prospect Dustin Pedrioa recently went down with a shoulder injury, opening a spot in Red Sox camp for infielder Jed Lowrie, a Spinner in 2005. In three Spring Training games, Lowrie is holding his own with a hit, a walk and a run scored in six at-bats.
You can track his stats here: [...]

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC A HIT?

I’ll be the first to admit that I was not a big fan of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) mainly due to the timing of the tournament.  I’d like to think there is a better time to run this tourney.  But after watching the Dominican and Venezuelan game on Tuesday followed by the USA-Mexico match-up, [...]

When it rains, it…

…breakdances?
Hi everyone — Jon Shesta here with my favorite Spinners memory. In keeping with our Tenth Anniversary theme, we’re hoping everyone in the front office will chime in with their favorite Spinners memories. But most of all we’re looking for you fans to share some of yours. So leave them in the comments! Now onto [...]