Brian Chmielewski

Brian Chmielewski

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About

I am a former Division I baseball player, until an injury ended my career. I have coached high school baseball and taught for several years. Now, I am a professional sports writer looking for the next step up the latter. I just completed a year working for Baseball America Magazine, and am looking for opportunities to work on a wider variety of sports.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    All-Time: Will Clark, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, David Robinson, Derrick Brooks, Paul Molitor, Greg Maddux. Current: Albert Pujols, Carl Crawford, Ryan Braun, Dwayne Wade, Phil Mickelson, John Smoltz.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Thrashers, Florida State.

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bobby Bowden, Tony LaRussa, Link Jarrett, Bill Cowher.

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Watching FSU at Doak S. Campbell Stadium beat Florida on the last drive of the 1999 season en route to the National Title.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    See Above. Also, Watching the Braves win game one of the 1995 behind a 2-hitter from Maddux.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young 511 Wins.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    No idea.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    No idea.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    ACC for football and baseball, but I am pretty unbiased about conferences. I like good football, so of course the SEC too, basically whomever is good that year. Basketball either ACC or Big East.

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  • Ash Marshall posted 828 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hey Brian,

    I'm writing articles on the MLB 9s and thought you'd be interested in the Atlanta Braves' piece.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287650-mlb-9s-atlanta-braves-chipper-jones-and-hank-aaron-in-dream-lineup

    Let me know what you think.

    Cheers,

    Ash

  • Paul Swaney posted 834 days ago

    Paul Swaney

    Hey Brian-

    This is the compilation of about 3 months worth of work...

    Please take a look when you have a chance. The complete rankings of each MLB stadium...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284289-stadium-journeys-best-baseball-stadium-2009?just_published=1

  • Lou Cappetta posted 853 days ago

    Lou Cappetta

    Here's how we all voted. Thanks so much for the help. Enjoy.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/273191-the-2009-bleacher-report-featured-columnist-baseball-awards

  • Keith Schlosser posted 854 days ago

    Keith Schlosser

    In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

  • Bleacher Report posted 903 days ago

    Bleacher Report

    Former MLB player Eric Karros called my article into question on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show yesterday.

    He challenged me for a re-do: but here's my response.

    I assure you, it's not just a ridiculous personal attack, but it shows that Karros was off-base with his statements.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243422-eric-karros-heres-your-re-do-and-manny-ramirez-is-the-problem