Kevin Coughlin
Kevin is a senior English major from Boston. A huge Boston sports fan, he has been umpiring high school baseball in Massachusetts for the past five years. For the past year he has researched the appeal of amateur level baseball between Holland and New England, spending time with the Amsterdam Pirates of the Dutch Hoofdklasse in the spring of 2011 and the Braintree White Sox in Massachusetts' Cranberry League the following summer.
Tampa Bay Rays preview: Will youth be served in the AL East?
Behold the future of Tampa Bay Rays baseball: Wil Myers. (Jerome Miron?USA TODAY Sports) When you consider this past offseason for the Tampa Bay Rays, what becomes clear is the club’s biggest move — dealing More...
Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013
Toronto’s starting rotation to watch includes Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey and Josh Johnson. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time More...
Boston Red Sox fans need to take a long, hard look in mirror
The Red Sox are losing? Oh, well, let’s start the wave. Throughout what even Boston Red Sox players, coaches and personnel have deemed a “miserable” season, one quote has epitomized Boston. Ironically, More...
Midseason report: Boston Red Sox earn a passing grade, barely
It's been that kind of first half for Bobby Valentine and the Boston Red Sox. REPORT CARD: Boston Red Sox Offense: B+ It is fun to look at the breakdown of the Red Sox offensive stats and leaders this year and More...
Series win against Yanks could inspire Red Sox second-half run
The Red Sox and Yankees will be jockeying for second-half position in both teams' final series before the All-Star break. (Getty Images) This weekend may very well set the tone for the remainder of the Boston More...
Patchwork pitching has been surprise success for Red Sox
Aaron Cook's return from the DL has helped solidify the Red Sox rotation. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Early on this season, Bostonians would have been hard pressed to suggest that pitching would be a bright More...
Are the Red Sox auditioning or keeping Kevin Youkilis?
Boston's Kevin Youkilis has to be wondering if he's staying or going. (J. Meric/Getty Images) With the return of a struggling Kevin Youkilis to the Red Sox lineup in the last week, and the emergence of top More...
Question for Red Sox fans: Are your boos misdirected?
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine walks back to the dugout Saturday to a chorus of boos. (Michael Dwyer/AP) It’s the top of the eighth and there are none out. It’s not ideal, but Alfredo Aceves has earned More...
Best and worst baseball uniforms by the numbers
The Cleveland Indians appear to be undergoing a brand-identity crisis with all of these options. Last week, ESPN’s Jim Caple came out with a ranking of the best and worst uniforms in baseball and came under fire More...
Can the Red Sox make up for 2011?
Bobby Valentine -- the biggest offseason acquisition -- is charged with getting the Red Sox back to the postseason. (Steve Mitchell/US Presswire) After experiencing the most monumental regular-season collapse in More...
Who will emerge as Boston’s primary shortstop in 2012?
Jose Iglesias could be the Boston Red Sox starting shortstop in 2012. (Nati Harnik/AP) After coming to terms with a new skipper in Bobby Valentine, the big challenges facing Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox More...
Cherington a grandmaster in offseason chess match
Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington is making all the right moves so far. (Getty Images) There is a hesitance for Boston Red Sox fans to quickly accept Ben Cherington as the successor to front-office guru Theo Epstein. More...
