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Author John Kocsis

John Kocsis

John is a senior broadcast journalism major at Ohio University. He has been the play-by-play voice for the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League's Southern Ohio Copperheads for two years, is a host of The Sports Fan on 970 WATH in Athens, Ohio and is an anchor for Ohio Sports Zone. In addition to that, he is a die-hard Cleveland sports fan.

Unpredictably, Yan Gomes Might Be a Postseason Factor

John Kocsis
Oct 6, 2016
American League, Cleveland Indians, Postseason
The year was 2012; the player was to be named. The Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays made a swap, right-handed reliever Esmil Rodgers (the current Yankee) would move from Cleveland, while shortstop Mi...

Starting Pitcher Preseason Power Rankings

John Kocsis
Mar 18, 2016
Features, Opinions & Predictions
Over the course of the marathon that is a season in Major League Baseball, a pretty good indicator of how successful a team has been is starting pitching. In fact, last season, the league leader in quality star...

Offseason Grades: Cleveland Indians

John Kocsis
Jan 12, 2016
American League, American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Offseason
Credit: Jason Miller / Getty Images After a second half turnaround and an 81-80 finish for the Cleveland Indians, the Tribe missed the postseason by 4.5 games in 2015. Entering the offseason, the Indians ha...

What an Elimination Number Really Means for Cleveland Indians

John Kocsis
Sep 30, 2015
American League, Cleveland Indians, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
The Cleveland Indians are stumbling their way to the finish line of the 2015 season. What's difficult for some fans to believe after a horrendous start to the season for Cleveland is that they are still alive i...

Rain, Double Header Hinder Playoff Hopes

John Kocsis
Sep 14, 2015
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It may always be "Sunny in Philadelphia", but in Cleveland, it has been raining on professional sports' parades since 1964 and this weekend proved to be a continuation of that trend. Thursday began a five ga...

The Numbers Behind an Improbable Playoff Run

John Kocsis
Sep 8, 2015
American League, American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Features, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Texas Rangers
Two weeks ago, the list was Toronto, Minnesota, Texas, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit and Baltimore. Today, it is New York, Texas, Minnesota and Los Angeles. Two weeks ago, the chance was ...

The Curious Case of the Cleveland Indians

John Kocsis
Aug 30, 2015
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The Cleveland Indians have won five consecutive games and eight of their last 10. They have allowed more than three runs to cross the plate in just one of their last seven games. They have hit at least 10 hits ...

Last Week’s DL Inhabitants Return; Lift Tribe Over Yanks

John Kocsis
Aug 21, 2015
American League, American League Central, American League East, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees
The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 3-2 at Yankee Stadium last night with some help from a few names who have not been in the lineup recently. Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley and Josh Tomlin were ...

Tomlin Troubles Twins in First Start of 2015

John Kocsis
Aug 16, 2015
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  The Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Saturday. Minnesota starter, Tyler Duffey (1-1, 6.75 ERA) bounced back from his first career MLB start against the Toronto Blue Jays, where he ...
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