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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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All content by Jim Piascik
 

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Expensive free agents might not fit for Cleveland

Jim Piascik
November 20, 2013
 

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Are the Browns a playoff team?

Jim Piascik
November 5, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Not many options for Browns at quarterback

Jim Piascik
October 21, 2013
 

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Depth could buoy Cavaliers in 2013-14

Jim Piascik
October 14, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: One game to rule them all…

Jim Piascik
October 1, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Time to be optimistic in Cleveland

Jim Piascik
September 24, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: The September playoff push reaches its fever pitch

Jim Piascik
September 16, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Browns lose in week one, again

Jim Piascik
September 9, 2013

Cleveland Sports Weekly: Don’t forget about baseball

Jim Piascik
September 2, 2013
Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, right, forces the Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer (35) at second and completes the double play at first to end the third inning on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Predictions for the summer

Jim Piascik
April 30, 2013
Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera connects on an RBI single in the sixth inning in front of Kansas City Royals catcher Adam Moore to score Jason Kipnis during Sunday's baseball game on September 23, 2012, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Playing the waiting game

Jim Piascik
April 24, 2013
Cleveland Indians shortstop Astrubal Cabrera looks to avoid a sliding New York Yankees Robinson Cano on a double play in the first inning at Progressive Field on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Bye, bye Ubaldo

Jim Piascik
April 17, 2013
Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Progressive Field on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Early season pitching woeful

Jim Piascik
April 10, 2013
The Kansas City Royals' Jarrod Dyson steals second as the throw to Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera bounces off his glove in the third inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in Goodyear, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2013. The Royals defeated the Indians, 4-1. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

Jim Piascik
April 2, 2013

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: A look at the Tribe before opening day

Jim Piascik
April 2, 2013

Cleveland baseball weekly: crawling toward opening day

Jim Piascik
March 20, 2013
Kansas City Royals' Johnny Giavotella (9) reaches second on a double before the throw reaches Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) in the second inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in Goodyear, Arizona, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. The Royals defeated the Indians, 4-1. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT). Photo by John Sleezer.

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Catching up on Spring Training

Jim Piascik
March 11, 2013

Understanding sabermetrics

Jim Piascik
February 20, 2013
David Lyon takes up the bat during the March 23, 2012 game against Northern Illinois. Lyon was picked up by the Texas Rangers in the 2012 MLB draft and now swings for a rookie team in the Arizona Leage. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Kent State baseball players, past and present, still feel draw of College World Series team (part 2)

Jim Piascik
February 20, 2013
Kent State University’s infielder, Nick Hamilton, signs a baseball and a home plate from Glenn Peterson. Peterson, from Vermillion, Ohio, along with his son, drove out to Omaha, Neb. to watch his alma mater compete in the College World Series. Peterson is a 84 graduate of the university and brought his son with him to Omaha. “It’s one of those father and son things to do on Father’s Day.” Peterson’s son, Mitchell plays first base and outfield on the Vermilion High School baseball team. Photo by Philip Botta.

Kent State baseball players, past and present, still feel draw of College World Series team (part 1 of 2)

Jim Piascik
February 5, 2013
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona tries to watch the game with the New York Yankees batting in the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. New York, Sunday, September 25, 2011. The Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 6-2, in the first game of a doubleheader. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

Opinion: Six moves that reshaped Cleveland baseball in 2013

Jim Piascik
January 28, 2013

Cleveland finally adds right-handed bat in Mark Reynolds

Jim Piascik
December 14, 2012
Dix Stadium on September 29, 2012 during Kent's 45-43 win over Ball State. Photo by BRIAN SMITH.

Golden Flashes football team turning around abysmal history

Jim Piascik
November 1, 2012

S.F. Giants finish sweep of Tigers, win second World Series in three years

Jim Piascik
October 28, 2012

S.F. Giants use a little luck to go up 2-0 in World Series

Jim Piascik
October 25, 2012

S.F. Giants vanquish Verlander, beat Tigers 8-3 in game one

Jim Piascik
October 24, 2012
San Francisco Giants; Marco Scutaro celebrates the MVP award on the field after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, October 22, 2012. The Giants advance to the World Series. Photo by Gary Reyes.

San Francisco Giants finish NLCS comeback, prepare for Detroit Tigers in World Series

Jim Piascik
October 23, 2012

Detroit’s elite pitching leads to Yankee downfall

Jim Piascik
October 21, 2012
Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana, left, congratulates relief pitcher Chris Perez after closing out the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The Indians won, 6-3. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

A plan for the Cleveland Indians’ offseason

Jim Piascik
October 16, 2012
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