About

Jim Piascik is a 21 year old student at Kent State University. He has lived in Northeast Ohio his entire life and breathes sports. His main interests include the Cleveland Indians and AFC North football, but he also has passionate feelings about a wide range of topics. His writing idols include Bill Simmons, Terry Pluto, and Michael Lewis.

During the spring and summer, Jim scores Akron Aeros games for Baseball Info Solutions. In addition to being able to say he gets paid to watch baseball games, it also gives him the ability to see plenty of the Tribe's upcoming talent (or lack thereof, in some cases).

Jim became a Featured Columnist for the Cleveland Indians page here on Bleacher Report recently, and sure hopes he doesn't disappoint.

You can follow Jim on Twitter @DarkestDiamond

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Omar Vizquel, Derek Jeter, Jim Thome, Bob Feller, Ed Reed

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tottenham Hotspur

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Hargrove, Bill Belichick

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. My sports life is filled with misery.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    I attended the first game after Art Modell announced the Browns were moving. I was 4.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's consecutive games played record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 10

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  • Tommy Gerbic posted 61 days ago

    Tommy Gerbic

    Hey, your article on Mrak Reynolds intrests me for many reasons. one, is that he would be a good upgrade over a strugling Travis Hafner. Mark is a great power hitter but he would have to get his BA up.
    Also another reason I would love to see him on the tribe is because he is my cousin!!

  • Jon Dodds posted 176 days ago

    Jon Dodds

    Hey Jim,
    i love your work for Bleacher. I wanted to know if you could ask you a few questions, I hope you can ask them.
    1) Do you think Kipnis and Chisenhall will be there (lineup) on Opening Day?
    2) Who do you think the Indians should get for first base?
    3) Do you think the Indians offence will be helped if they aquired Josh Willingham?
    4) Do you think the Indians should atempt to get Josh Willingham?

  • Kyle Langan posted 255 days ago

    Kyle Langan

    Hey, would you be able to send your e mail to klangan@omnipossible.com? I want to get the B/R community leaders on a mailing list for a press release on behalf of Sports Media 101.

    Thanks

  • Garrett Derr posted 285 days ago

    Garrett Derr

    Hey man I wrote an article about the Top 10 Pro Athletes Who Would Make Good UFC Fighters. Would love to hear what you think man. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817080-10-pro-athletes-that-would-make-good-ufc-fighters

  • Geordy Boveroux posted 305 days ago

    Geordy Boveroux

    Well, I can see why you love this Kipnis kid so much.

  • Lewie Pollis posted 440 days ago

    Lewie Pollis

    Hey Jim,

    I thought you might be interested in my response to Mr. Thorn's "Farewell to Stats" piece:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/640738-john-thorn-rebuttal-in-defense-of-stats-sabermetrics-arent-bad-for-baseball

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