Articles written by Sam Brean

How To Guides |
Community

About me - Sam Brean

I am a native of Evanston, IL and have lived my adult years in Minnesota. After a lengthy self-employed business career, I decided to begin anew; and begin with the love I have for writing.

Writing has been a secret love, a passion the unleashing of which

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Healing through writing: 2 of 43

Loss of loved ones, whatever the reason, challenges a gamut of our emotions. A sudden, unexpected loss of life is excruciating; a long ago death numbs our memories; the loss of a treasured relationship crumbles our hearts. Life tosses the hurt of loss our way, and we need ways to catch it before it smacks us down so hard we ...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion How to win at fantasy baseball: 1 of 12

Winning any fantasy baseball league championship is a challenging exercise. Winning a particular league championship is dependent on many variables: scoring rules and categories, style of play (rotisserie or hed-to-head, number of teans in a league, knowledge level of league members, type of draft and your own resourcefullne...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Coaching & Skills Little League Baseball: How to get your little leaguer ready for the season: 3 of 14

The phrase "play ball" has a unique connotation to boys and girls playing Little League Baseball, and to young ladies playing the popular alternative, softball. The youngsters want to "play," and they've chosen "ball" as a spring and summer activity. Yes, they think they want to play baseball or softball, but only if it's fu...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Why Ryan Howard faces an uphill battle to Cooperstown: 1 of 4

Analyzing Ryan Howard's chances of being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is similar to predicting the adult life success of a toddler. Although the toddler may be standing straight and tall at the moment, stumbling in various directions is likely, and falling down on his backside is not out of the question. How...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Another baseball season with steroid rumors?: 2 of 7

Another baseball season with steroid rumors? Yes, rumors will persist. Remnants of doubt surrounding player performance during the professional baseball steroid era will linger for eternity. However the rumor mill has begun to teeter under the weight of disclosure and confession. Steroids were added to Major League Baseball'...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Do the fans hate Barry Bonds as much as the media portrays?: 3 of 9

Do baseball fans hate Barry Bonds as much as the media portrays? Primarily, hate is far too strong a word to be applied to the superficial relationship between a sports fan and a professional athlete. Bonds has acknowledged receiving racist mail and threats from "fans." However, it's not the baseball fanaticism in a person t...
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion What types of people go to baseball stadiums: 1 of 3

What types of people go to baseball stadiums? Wow! Professional psychologists and sociologists might discover intrigue within this question and respond with a level of analytical prowess far exceeding mine. I'm none of the above and can only stab at answering as a baseball fan. My guess: all. During the 2007 baseball season,...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) The best baseball websites: 1 of 3

There are tons of baseball websites. What makes a website "best"? The two characteristics of sites I use to evaluate are usefulness of purpose and originality. Does a website fulfill it's purpose by providing substantive information and is it interesting as a consequence of being different from the crowd? If so, visitors wil...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball History Player profiles: Greg Maddux: 1 of 3

San Diego Padre pitcher Greg Maddux has a nickname is baseball circles: "Mad Dog." "Mad Dog?" Holy Cow! Mr. Maddux, adorned in his professor-style eyeglasses, resembles everyone's high school science teacher more than anyone's mad dog. On the pitcher's mound, the seemingly mild mannered geek look-a-like transforms into a fie...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Pitchers to upgrade in 2007 fantasy baseball drafts: 1 of 3

Selecting a pitching staff, especially starting pitchers, is one of the more challenging aspects of drafting a fantasy baseball team. There are many starters to choose from, most are unpredictable from season to seasnon, and there are few to select. The elite starters, those who will reliably outperform most others, will bre...